The Board denied the claim for service connection for a dental condition, to include tooth loss, and remanded claims for high blood pressure and leg/skin conditions due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's tooth loss was not due to loss of substance in the maxilla or mandible as required by regulation. The Board also noted that there is no credible indication of a relevant dental injury prior to enlistment or during active service, and that other dental conditions are not compensable.
- Claimed conditions
- tooth loss, high blood pressure (hypertension), leg/skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019820
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