The case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing on the issue of service connection for TMJ dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a Travel Board hearing, and it must be scheduled as per appellate procedure requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0407411
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for temporomandibular joint dysfunction based on the current range of motion and lack of sustained improvement.
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