The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability was denied as there is no evidence that the inservice trauma caused loss of substance of the body of either the maxilla or mandible, or resulted in loss of teeth.,A 10 percent rating for scar associated with varicose veins of the right lower extremity has been granted and will be effective from September 17, 2013. The Veteran's claim was considered as a request for an increased rating for his service-connected varicose veins of the right lower extremity.,The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for his service-connected varicose veins of the right lower extremity, but this has been denied due to lack of correspondence or records prior to September 2013.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence that the inservice dental trauma caused loss of substance of the body of either the maxilla or mandible, or resulted in loss of teeth.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating was considered as a request for an increase in his service-connected varicose veins of the right lower extremity. The effective date is fixed based on when the claim was received, which is September 17, 2013.,There were no informal claims prior to September 2013 and there are no records indicating that the Veteran filed a formal claim for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental disability, Scar associated with varicose veins of the right lower extremity, Varicose veins of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18115841
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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