The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of oral surgery and dental injury is denied as there are no diagnosed disabilities related to her in-service tooth extractions, and she does not meet the criteria for VA outpatient dental treatment.
The deciding factor: There were no diagnosed disabilities related to the in-service tooth extractions, and the Veteran did not meet the eligibility criteria for VA outpatient dental treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of oral surgery, dental injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159961
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