The Board denied service connection for a dental disorder, including periodontal disease and impacted wisdom teeth, as these conditions are not considered disabilities for VA compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claimed conditions (periodontal disease and impacted wisdom teeth) are not eligible for service connection due to the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 4.150 and § 3.381, which state that periodontal disease is not considered disabling for VA purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- periodontal disease, impacted wisdom teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19166068
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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