The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral TMJ was reopened and granted, while claims for chronic neck pain and gastritis with reflux were not reopened. The laryngopharyngeal condition claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence related to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for bilateral TMJ, but did not raise a reasonable possibility of establishing service connection for chronic neck pain and gastritis with reflux or laryngitis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ), chronic neck pain, gastritis with reflux, laryngitis, claimed as a laryngopharyngeal condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0908124
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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