The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a dental disability, finding that there is no evidence of compensable dental conditions. The case is remanded to determine eligibility for VA outpatient dental treatment.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence indicating the Veteran has any current dental disability for which compensation is payable.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic gingivitis, chronic periodontitis, partial edentulism of the maxilla and mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24019262
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested withdrawal of his appeal for service connection for chronic gingivitis and tinnitus, which the Board accepted. As a result, the appeals are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found the VA Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) review inadequate to support the decision made, as it did not address whether the Veteran requires personal care services each time he completes one or more activities of daily living (ADLs). The case is remanded for an updated CEAT review.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic periodontitis with loss of teeth is denied as his current dental disability does not meet the criteria for VA compensation purposes.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for major depressive disorder.,Service connection for chronic periodontitis, to include as due to herbicide exposure, was denied on the merits.
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