The Board denied service connection for dental disability for compensation purposes due to the absence of current evidence of a compensable dental disability recognized as a VA compensation condition.,The Board also denied service connection for right lower extremity disability, finding that there was no evidence showing onset in service or within one year after service and concluding that any current disability is not related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of current dental disability recognized as a VA compensation condition.,The Veteran's reported symptoms are not supported by clinical evidence, and the absence of treatment for right lower extremity problems in service and for many years after service makes it unlikely that any current disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental disability, Right lower extremity disability (including Achilles tendon repair and right foot disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20052513
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