The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes as there is no evidence of loss of substance of the body of the maxilla or mandible due to trauma or disease such as osteomyelitis, which would be required for service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not reported experiencing any impairment that suggests he may have loss of teeth due to loss of substance of the body of the maxilla or mandible due to trauma or disease such as osteomyelitis, which is required for service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disability for compensation purposes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20030228
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, anemia, and a compensable disability rating for obstructive pulmonary disease. The claims for service connection of various other conditions were remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for a dental disability for compensation purposes is denied as there is no current evidence of a dental disability.
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