The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for right long finger, subluxation PIP joint status post dislocation with residual scar and entitlement to an initial rating greater than 10 percent for temporomandibular joint dysfunction due to new and more recent evidence.,No effective date is provided as the appeal remains in appellate status.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further development, including examinations, was necessary to determine the current severity of the appellant's service-connected right long finger disability and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction, Right long finger subluxation PIP joint status post dislocation with residual scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128142
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for temporomandibular joint dysfunction, finding that the condition had onset during her period of active service and has persisted since then.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection of temporomandibular joint dysfunction is denied, and the rating for posttraumatic stress disorder remains at 30 percent.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's temporomandibular joint dysfunction does not warrant a disability rating in excess of 10 percent, as his inter-incisal range of motion is consistently greater than 30 mm without strain.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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