The Veteran's service records show fractures to teeth 9, 10 and 11. However, there is no compensable dental disability as defined by VA law due to the lack of a loss of substance of the body maxilla or mandible resulting in a loss of teeth.
The deciding factor: There was no loss of substance of the body maxilla or mandible involving tooth number 9, 10 or 11.
- Claimed conditions
- dental injury, fracture of tooth number 9, 10 and 11
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1729348
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