The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a mandibular disorder, finding that he does not have current diagnoses of such disability and thus cannot establish service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide evidence of a current disability related to his claimed condition during the pendency of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- mandibular disorder, fractured jaw
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20019660
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back condition and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a fractured jaw due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to additional VA treatment records and examination reports being added after the February 2022 hearing. The claims for service connection for a back condition and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a fractured jaw need to be reconsidered by the AOJ.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the previous remand directives regarding service connection for mandibular disorder and myofascial pain were not fully complied with. Therefore, another examination is required to determine if these conditions are related to service or secondary to a pre-existing condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's fractured jaw disability has resulted in a maximum unassisted vertical opening of 0 to 10 mm, warranting an initial rating of 40 percent. The appeal is granted for the period prior to November 20, 2020.
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