The Veteran's claim to reopen compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for loss of tooth #14 was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim to reopen service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury was granted, but the claim itself was denied as there is no competent evidence linking the current diagnosis to active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find any link between the Veteran's current peroneal tendinosis and his in-service ankle injury due to inconsistent medical history and lack of supporting evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of tooth #14, residuals of a left ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18135042
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