The Veteran's condition was rated at 40% effective April 17, 2013. Prior to that date, the rating remained at 30%. The Board found no evidence of a limitation in interincisal range of motion to less than 10 millimeters with dietary restrictions to all mechanically altered foods.
The deciding factor: The medical records showed limited interincisal motion between 11 and 20 millimeters, requiring a diet restriction to soft and semi-soft foods. The Veteran was also using a feeding tube for nutrition.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured mandible, left temporal mandibular joint disorder, left condylar head arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007100
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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