The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition, finding no credible evidence of in-service trauma or disease resulting in loss of teeth.
The deciding factor: There was no competent, credible and probative evidence to support the Veteran's claims regarding in-service injury or disease leading to his missing teeth.
- Claimed conditions
- missing teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080448
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition, including missing teeth, for compensation purposes due to a lack of evidence demonstrating a current disability that meets the criteria for a compensable dental disability as defined by VA regulations.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a dental disability for VA compensation purposes and dismissed the appeal for entitlement to service connection for a dental disability for VA treatment purposes.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for a right mandible fracture and service connection for missing teeth, among other conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the service connection claim for dental trauma, claimed as missing teeth and painful dentures.
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