The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for TMJ disease is being remanded due to the need to obtain missing VA treatment records and dental examination.
The deciding factor: The claims file needs to be updated with all relevant medical records, including those from Dixieland Dental and the VA central Alabama healthcare system, in order to make a proper determination of the veteran's disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- TMJ disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0732772
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the initial ratings for TMJ disease and left foot pes planus.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities has been dismissed because the issue is considered moot as it was already addressed in another pending appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him prior to October 20, 2009.
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