Dental caries

Loss of teeth - Dental caries Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 28 May 2008.

Investigative Documents

Dental Report - Dental Caries, Periodontitis and Dental Pulp Disease [MR9233]

Preliminary questions [19107]

18784

the veteran has had dental caries at some time.

24063 the veteran has had dental caries in the affected tooth at some time.

19118

the veteran had dental caries in the affected tooth at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

19119 — the veteran has established the causal connection between dental caries and VEA service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

19120 — the veteran has established the causal connection between dental caries and operational service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

or

19121 — the veteran has established the causal connection between dental caries and eligible service for the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

Clinical onset and operational service [19120]

18789 — the dental caries is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [19121]

18790 — the dental caries is causally related to eligible service.