The Veteran's appeal of service connection for ankylosis and bilateral hearing loss has been withdrawn.,Service connection for periodontal disease (for compensation purposes) is denied as it cannot be considered a compensable disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals of the issues of entitlement to service connection for ankylosis and of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss.,Periodontal disease is not a disability for which service connection for compensation purposes may be granted, and there is no other dental condition that has been shown to be related to any damage to the jaw during service.
- Claimed conditions
- ankylosis, bilateral hearing loss, periodontal disease, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative joint disease, right hand, degenerative joint disease, left hand, joint pain, left clavicle condition, left hip trochanteric bursitis, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD, anxiety, and depressive disorder), dermatophytosis, right shoulder subacromial bursitis with right shoulder dislocation, lumbar strain (claimed as low back pain), limitation of extension of the thigh, right hip, scar formation in right cranium, right sciatica
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18115786
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What this means for you
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