The Veteran's TMJ disability is rated at a 20 percent rating for the entire initial rating period on appeal, effective March 10, 2017.
The deciding factor: The interincisal distance of the Veteran's TMJ was limited to, at worst, 30 millimeters with repeated use over time, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating under the pre-September 2017 regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22069814
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's TMJ dysfunction began during her active duty service and is granting service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and a need for further evaluation of bone loss related to TMJ dysfunction.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's TMJ dysfunction is related to an in-service head and face injury, granting service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder is now rated at 70% from July 19, 2017. The rating for the left foot metatarsalgia was also granted.
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