The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for dental injury, finding that there was no evidence of bone damage to the maxilla or mandible during service. The claim is denied as the preponderance of the evidence does not support compensation.
The deciding factor: The record did not show any damage to the Veteran’s maxilla or mandible during service and the Board found that the issue of additional treatment for dental treatment was not before them.
- Claimed conditions
- dental injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19101019
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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