The veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism is being remanded to the RO for further action, including scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the appellant requesting a hearing at the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0635506
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied, while the claim for an initial 10 percent rating for temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism was granted. The decision is mixed as one issue (tinnitus) was denied and another (temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism) was granted.
- Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism has already been granted, and the appeal is dismissed as moot.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability evaluation of 30 percent for temporomandibular joint disorder with bruxism and loss of all upper teeth due to bruxism.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance, finding that there was no formal claim or intent to file a claim for these benefits prior to August 1, 2020.
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