The Board denied service connection for residuals of dental surgery as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current condition was related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no direct link between the Veteran's current dental condition and his military service, with one examiner noting that the loss of teeth clearly existed prior to service and was not aggravated by any in-service injury or event.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of dental surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069985
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