The Veteran's service-connected right mandibular ramus fracture residuals are currently rated at 10 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The Board denied service connection for temporomandibular joint disorder but granted a compensable rating for the right mandibular ramus fracture.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current temporomandibular joint disorder and his service-connected right mandibular ramus fracture, while other medical opinions supported the current 10 percent disability rating based on residual symptoms of pain and limited jaw movement.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint disorder, Residuals of a right mandibular ramus fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1638487
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- Dismissed
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