The Board denied service connection for a dental disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's missing tooth #10 was related to substance loss of the maxilla or mandible, as required for compensation under VA law.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001867
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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