The Board has granted an earlier effective date for service connection of left ankle with extensor hallucis longus tendonitis from February 12, 1986. The dental disability claim is remanded due to insufficient opinion regarding the relationship between TMJ and in-service motor vehicle accident.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earlier effective date for service connection of left ankle with extensor hallucis longus tendonitis was granted based on new evidence added to the claims file, specifically additional service treatment records from November 2013. The dental disability claim is remanded due to insufficient opinion regarding the relationship between TMJ and in-service motor vehicle accident.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle with extensor hallucis longus tendonitis, TMJ syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22043568
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