The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder and dental disorder, finding that the Veteran's conditions were not caused or aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart disorder, Dental disorder, to include oral bone loss and palatal gingiva pseudo-epitheliomatous hyperplasia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20074623
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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