pretty hard to get from what I remember. I think you have to be 100%, but I don't remember specifically.

ETA: this pretty much spells it out. http://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/assets/documents/publications/IB10-442.pdf

In my experience, VA will automagically deny anything short of a missing jaw.

Dental problems that mysteriously appeared when you were under a lot of job-related stress, such as night grinding? "Not service-connected." Good luck.

If you're enrolled in VocRehab, you're eligible for VA dental care.

Or, have been recently separated from service without having been to the military dentist within 90(?) days prior to ETS. But, in this case, once the VA gets you fixed up, they cut you loose and your eligibility ends.

Both of my DD214s say this. I last separated from Federal Active Duty in 1996. I wonder if I am still elligible?

Nope.

You might want to talk to your VocRehab counselor and see if there is some way to appeal that decision. I'm currently in VocRehab, due to graduate from school in August. Due to the amount of work I need done, and the busy schedule of the VA dentist, though, the dentist said she'd continue working on my teeth even after I finish school. Granted, that's not the normal VA position, and is surely an exception to the rule. But, they should be able to authorize a root canal, should they be willing to do the work. I mean, it's not a root canal takes that much more time than an extraction. Heck, one of my teeth was so jacked up that they pulled it out completely and are going to replace it with a fake, once the rest of my teeth are cleaned and fixed enough that the fake won't look out of place.

This isn't even close to true, either. Are you, or have you ever been, in the military?

I apologize for offending you, but your two answers to questions asked in this subforum were both way off base. The xray thing, and this one. That, and not being verified made me curious. The va does provide dental coverage to vets with less than 100% disability rating. I'll have to get my book out to find the exact requirements, bt the Marines I served with that are 50% are getting coverage.

Army Enlisted Job Descriptions and Qualification Factors
18X - Special Forces Enlistment Option
18X isn't actually an MOS (Military Occupation Specialty). Instead, it's an enlistment option. Until recently, the only way to join the Army Special Forces was to apply after achieving the grade of E-4.

Under the 18X enlistment option, recruits are guaranteed the opportunity to "try out" for Special Forces. It does not guarantee that the recruit will be accepted into the Special Forces program. It only guarantees that the recruit will be given the opportunity to see if he "has the stuff."

A recruit who enlists in the 18X Special Forces enlistment program will attend Infantry OSUT (One Station Unit Training), which combines Army Basic Training and Infantry AIT (Advanced Individual Training), all in one 17-week course.

Upon graduation, recruits attend Airborne Training at Fort Benning, GA. After "jump school," recruits attend a 4-week Special Operations Preparation Course (SOPC) at McKenna MOUT Site, Fort Benning, Georgia. Following graduation from SOPC, recruits are scheduled for the Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) program. This is a very tough course, and has an extremely high wash-out rate. The Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) program assesses and selects Soldiers for attendance at the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC). This program allows SF an opportunity to assess each Soldier's capabilities by testing his physical, emotional, and mental stamina. The SFAS also allows each Soldier the opportunity to make a meaningful and educated decision about SF and his career plan.

Soldiers attend SFAS on a temporary duty status. You should plan to be at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for up to 30 days. You will be trained in all military subjects used in the assessment. The course is individual cross country land navigation based covering distances from 18 kilometers up to on or about 50 kilometers. The distances and weight carried increase during the course, but being prepared mentally and physically for the events cannot be over emphasized.

If the recruit passes the SFAS, he moves onto the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC). The SFQC teaches and develops the skills necessary for effective utilization of the SF Soldier. Duties in CMF 18 primarily involve participation in Special Operations interrelated fields of unconventional warfare. These include foreign internal defense and direct action missions as part of a small operations team or detachment. Duties at other levels involve command, control, and support functions. Frequently, duties require regional orientation, to include foreign language training and in-country experience. The SF places emphasis not only on unconventional tactics, but also knowledge of nations in waterborne, desert, jungle, mountain, or arctic operations.
This is what I pulled up from the internet on it. It doesnt state what would happen should a soldier fail to qualify at certain levels,but common sense states that he will be removed to needs of the army, and since they are qualified as some type of infantry position they will likely be held to that. They may further request SFAS at a later date. If this is wrong tell me the new SOP, since I am very wrong.

here is the requirement for VA dental:
VA Eligibility for Dental Benefits

From the VA's own website:

Outpatient Dental Treatment
Dental benefits are provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) according to law. In some instances, VA is authorized to provide extensive dental care, while in other cases treatment may be limited by law. This Fact Sheet table describes dental eligibility criteria and contains information to assist Veterans in understanding their eligibility for VA dental care.

By law, the eligibility for Outpatient Dental Care is not the same as for most other VA medical benefits. It is categorized in classes. If you are eligible for VA dental care under Class I, IIC, or IV you are eligible for any necessary dental care to maintain or restore oral health and masticatory function, including repeat care. Other classes have time and/or service limitations.

If you:
You are eligible for:
Through

Have a service-connected compensable dental disability or condition.
Any needed dental care.
Class I

Are a former prisoner of war.
Any needed dental care.
Class IIC

Have service-connected disabilities rated 100% disabling, or are unemployable and paid at the 100% rate due to service-connected conditions.
Any needed dental care. [note: Veterans paid at the 100% rate based on a temporary rating, are not eligible for comprehensive outpatient dental services.
Class IV

Apply for dental care within 180 days of discharge or release from a period of active duty (under conditions other than dishonorable) of 90 days or more during the Persian Gulf War era.
One-time dental care if your DD214 certificate of discharge does not indicate that a complete dental examination and all appropriate dental treatment had been rendered prior to discharge.*
Class II

Have a service-connected noncompensable dental condition or disability resulting from combat wounds or service trauma.
Needed care for the service-connected condition(s). A Dental Trauma Rating (VA Form 10-564-D) or VA Regional Office Rating Decision letter (VA Form 10-7131) identifies the tooth/teeth eligible for care.
Class IIA

Have a dental condition clinically determined by VA to be associated with and aggravating a service-connected medical condition.
Dental care to treat the oral conditions that are determined by a VA dental professional to have a direct and material detrimental effect to your service connected medical condition.
Class III

Are actively engaged in a 38 USC Chapter 31 vocational rehabilitation program.
Dental care to the extent necessary to:

Make possible to enter, achieve goals, and prevent interruption of a rehabilitation program, or

Hasten the return to a rehabilitation program for leave status, or placed in discontinued status because of a dental condition, or

Secure and adjust to employment during employment assistance, or enable to achieve maximum independence in daily living
ClassV

Are receiving VA care or are scheduled for inpatient care and require dental care for a condition complicating a medical condition currently under treatment.
Dental care to treat the oral conditions that are determined by a VA dental professional to complicate your medical condition currently under treatment.
Class VI

Are an enrolled Veteran who may be homeless and receiving care under VHA Directive 2007-039..
A one-time course of dental care that is determined medically necessary to relieve pain, assist in gaining employment, or treat moderto severe gingival and periodontal conditions.
Class IIB

*Note: Public Law 83 enacted June 16, 1955, amended Veterans’ eligibility for outpatient dental services. As a result, any Veteran who received a dental award letter from VBA dated before 1955 in which VBA determined the dental conditions to be noncompensable are no longer eligible for Class II outpatient dental treatment. Veterans receiving hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care will be provided dental services that are professionally determined by a VA dentist, in consultation with the referring physician, to be essential to the management of the patient’s medical condition under active treatment.

For more information about eligibility for VA medical and dental benefits, contact VA at 1-877-222-8387 or www.va.gov/healtheligibility

Great summary, thanks.