The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a dental condition for compensation purposes, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support the claim and thus denying it. The appeal was limited to the issue of service connection for a dental condition for compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against the claim as the Veteran's current dental conditions are excluded from service connection for compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- periodontitis, gingivitis, gum disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000072
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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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