The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes. The Veteran's claim was denied in July 2005 because there was no evidence of in-service trauma; however, some of the evidence received since then relates to the previously unestablished fact of in-service incurrence of dental injury.
The deciding factor: The new and material evidence includes photographs and x-rays of the Veteran's teeth and dental bridges, additional lay statements from the Veteran, his wife, and friends, and VA treatment records. Some of this evidence is considered 'material' as it relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1817017
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What this means for you
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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).
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