The Veteran's dental condition, including missing teeth numbers 6 through 10, is not service connected as it does not meet the criteria for direct service connection. The Board finds no evidence of trauma to the face during service and no treatment records indicating any dental traumas occurred.
The deciding factor: There is no indication in the service treatment records that the Veteran's teeth were affected by any trauma during his military service, nor are there any records showing he was treated for chipped or traumatized teeth. The Board finds the claim of direct service connection to be denied as there is insufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Missing Teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1738121
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