The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is service-connected, and his jaw disabilities (bruxism and temporomandibular joint arthritis) are found to be secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder.,A disability rating of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with spondylosis and degenerative disc space narrowing has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder was diagnosed during service, and is considered a chronic disease under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a). The current jaw disabilities are found to be secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder.,The VA examiner determined that the lumbosacral strain with spondylosis and degenerative disc space narrowing has more nearly approximated painful limitation of motion, muscle spasm or guarding severe enough to result in an abnormal gait or spinal contour, incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least two weeks but less than four weeks during the previous 12 months, and no ankylosis of the lumbosacral spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Bruxism, Temporomandibular Joint Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2016
- Citation
- 1611603
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