The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a dental disability have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increased rating for his hearing loss, as the most severe hearing loss corresponded to a level I designation in both ears. For the dental claim, the Veteran was unable to establish service connection due to lack of new and material evidence and because he had already received compensation for his teeth under previous VA decisions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied as there was no new and material evidence presented to reopen the previously denied service connection claim for a dental disability, and the Veteran did not have any current diagnosed oral or dental conditions that would warrant service connection based on the criteria set forth in Diagnostic Codes 9900-16.
- Claimed conditions
- Gum Disease, Occlusion Class I or IV
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1742189
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