The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a dental disorder for both compensation and treatment purposes due to lack of evidence meeting eligibility criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not meet the legal criteria for service connection as his conditions do not qualify under any specific classes of veterans eligible for VA outpatient dental treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- gingivitis, trench mouth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033415
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for gingivitis as there is no evidence of a compensable dental disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of trench mouth, impotence, COPD, and emphysema for further development due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for allergies, a back disability, gingivitis, a nerve disability, and a sinus disability has been withdrawn.,Service connection for unspecified depressive disorder is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's current unspecified depressive disorder is related to her active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including right knee disability, left knee injury, arthritis, chest scar, blurred vision, high blood pressure, and shoulder injuries. The decision does not address dental scars or provide a rating assigned.
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