title: Service connection of dental conditions for treatment purposes. Department of Veterans Affairs.  Final rule.
abstract: This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs adjudication regulations for determining whether dental conditions are service-connected for purposes of eligibility for outpatient dental treatment.  This amendment clarifies requirements for service connection of dental conditions and provides that VA will consider certain dental conditions service-connected for treatment purposes if they are shown in service after a period of 180 days.
mesh_terms: D003752:Dental Health Services; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans