The Board has granted service connection for bruxism and denied service connection for hallux limitus, an enlarged heart, facial twitching, body twitching, right calf muscle spasms, and left calf muscle spasms. The Veteran's claims for these conditions were reopened on new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided new medical evidence that was not previously considered in her original claim, which led to the reopening of her service connection claims for bruxism, hallux limitus, an enlarged heart, facial twitching, body twitching, right calf muscle spasms, and left calf muscle spasms.
- Claimed conditions
- bruxism, hallux limitus, enlarged heart (cardiomegaly), facial twitching, body twitching, right calf muscle spasms, left calf muscle spasms
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23004425
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