The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the loss of teeth 1 to 6 and 11 to 16 as secondary to his service-connected disability of loss of teeth 7, 8, 9, and 10 due to trauma. The evidence did not support a finding that these losses were directly related to either the trauma in service or secondary to the use of a partial denture for the service-connected teeth.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions found it less likely than not that the loss of teeth 1 to 6 and 11 to 16 was due to the service-connected disability of loss of teeth 7, 8, 9, and 10 or secondary to the use of a partial denture.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of teeth 1 to 6 and 11 to 16, Periodontal disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19159337
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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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