The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disorder is denied as he does not have any compensable conditions of his mandible, maxilla, ramus, condyloid process, coronoid process, or hard palate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not meet the criteria for compensation under VA regulations due to lack of evidence of loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148820
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability, for compensation purposes, as there was no evidence of a compensable dental disability under 38 C.F.R. § 4.150 during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes, finding that there is no current diagnosis of any compensable dental or oral condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's 12 fractured teeth and loss of 2 teeth are considered residuals of his in-service jaw fracture, which is granted as service connection.
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