The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his temporomandibular joint dysfunction, status post fracture of the mandible. The disability is currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran had myofascial pain dysfunction secondary to muscle of mastication tenderness and noted no residual bony change related to previous documented mandible fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0216276
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted service connection for temporomandibular joint dysfunction and headaches, with the Board finding that these conditions are related to his period of active military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected temporomandibular joint dysfunction is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating, the maximum available under Diagnostic Code 9905.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further examinations and consideration of service connection claims due to lack of recent evaluations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of August 19, 2019, for his TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that he was unemployable prior to this date.
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