The Veteran's current pain is not considered to be a result of VA dental treatment, as it was found to be associated with the extraction of tooth numbered 13 and subsequent root canal treatments. The Board determined that there is no additional disability resulting from the care provided by VA.
The deciding factor: The most recent opinion concluded that the Veteran's current pain was not proximately due to or the result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing reasonable care. The treatment associated with the maxillary left posterior quadrant appeared to be clinically acceptable.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulpitis, Periodontitis, Nerve Damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1727078
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