The Board denied service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes and remanded the claims for service connection for a dental disability for treatment purposes and gum disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's complete loss of teeth or gum disease was related to his active duty, including due to poor oral hygiene during his service in Vietnam. The lack of a current diagnosis of gum disease precluded a grant of service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- complete loss of teeth, unspecified cause, gum disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25008369
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.
What you can do next
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