The Board has granted service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes, finding that the Veteran's loss of teeth due to in-service trauma is related to his active military service and constitutes a dental condition for which compensation benefits are available.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's loss of teeth from dental trauma in service resulted in loss of substance of the maxilla, constituting a dental condition for which compensation benefits are available under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182648
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,934 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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