The Veteran's service treatment records show extensive dental issues, but the Board finds no evidence of a current compensable dental disorder for VA compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current disability that meets the criteria for a compensable dental disorder as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of whole or part of the mandible, nonunion or malunion of the mandible, loss of whole or part of the ramus, loss of whole or part of the maxilla, nonunion or malunion of the maxilla, loss of any part of the hard palate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1732350
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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 Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability is denied as there is no persuasive evidence of any current disabilities such as chronic osteomyelitis or osteoradionecrosis, loss of whole or part of the mandible, nonunion or malunion of the mandible, temporomandibular disorder, loss of whole or part of the ramus, loss of whole or part of the maxilla, nonunion or malunion of the maxilla, loss of the condyloid or coronoid process, or loss of any part of the hard palate.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's dental issues are due to in-service trauma and bone loss, as well as whether he qualifies for compensation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability, for compensation purposes is denied as there is no evidence of a current disabling condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a compensable dental condition for which service connection may be granted.
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