The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an extraschedular rating for temporomandibular joint dysfunction, finding that the symptoms are either contemplated by the rating criteria or within the governing norms and do not present such an exceptional or unusual disability picture as to render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms associated with temporomandibular joint dysfunction were either contemplated by the rating schedule or within the governing norms, and did not present an exceptional or unusual disability picture as to render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1643953
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