The Board has determined that the veteran's TMJ warrants a 20 percent disability rating, taking into account his inter-incisal range of motion and additional functional loss due to pain on motion and fatigue.
The deciding factor: The inter-incisal range of the veteran's TMJ was measured at 38-40 millimeters with additional functional loss from pain and fatigue. This meets the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 9905.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0628241
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