The Board denied a compensable rating for bruxism but granted service connection for ear pain, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bruxism.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's ear pain was found to be proximately due to her service-connected bruxism, while a compensable rating for bruxism itself was not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- bruxism, ear pain, secondary to bruxism
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000732
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
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