The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for periodontitis and residual tooth extraction, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The other issues of increased ratings for various disabilities have also been denied.
The deciding factor: The VA dental examiner determined that the Veteran does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for Class III treatment under 38 C.F.R. § 17.161(g) due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus cannot establish a secondary service connection claim based on aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- periodontitis, residual tooth extraction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1527249
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition, including loss of adult teeth and failing dentition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for cataracts, wrist condition, back condition, Hepatitis C, and periodontitis were granted. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a chronic back condition and Hepatitis C are now reopened.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development to consider whether the Appellant is entitled to DIC benefits for the cause of the Veteran's death under 38 U.S.C. § 1310 and to enhanced DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1311(a)(2).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability (claimed as periodontitis) due to incomplete examination and further development is required.
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