The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a chronic dental disorder due to the use of Felodipine for hypertension, finding that the Veteran's condition was not caused by VA care and did not meet the criteria for additional disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of causation or proximate cause related to VA treatment, concluding that the Veteran's dental loss was due to her own use of Felodipine for hypertension without any fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic dental disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22010677
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