The veteran's claims for service connection for TMJ and a right heel disability were denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a cervical spine sprain with spondylosis and degenerative disc disease at C6-C7, but found that the veteran currently does not have these conditions.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were denied as he currently does not have TMJ or a right heel disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction, Right heel disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0533376
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further examinations and consideration of service connection claims due to lack of recent evaluations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right heel disability and gastrointestinal disability, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.
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