The Veteran is granted service connection for bruxism as secondary to his PTSD, and the Board finds he meets criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's bruxism was at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disability, bruxism
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23026783
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- Partly granted
The claims for service connection for hypertension, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, and left knee pain have been readjudicated. The claim for sleep apnea has also been readjudicated.,Service connection has been granted for a neck condition, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, and vertigo.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) and spinal stenosis and bruxism. The Veteran's neck disability is believed to have started following a skydiving accident during active service, while her bruxism began during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to incomplete records, including SSA disability benefits records. The Veteran's right knee tendinopathy, tendinitis is not rated higher than 10 percent.
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