The Board has granted service connection for TMJ on the right as secondary to service-connected TMJ on the left and a 20 percent rating for TMJ on the left beginning October 18, 2016. The Veteran's increased rating claim for TMJ on the left is denied prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's right TMJ is secondary to her service-connected TMJ on the left and meets the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating beginning October 18, 2016. The interincisal distance was limited to 29 mm after repeated use over time, meeting the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating under both the former and current versions of Diagnostic Code 9905.
- Claimed conditions
- TMJ (TMD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23042506
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