The Board has granted service connection for left ankle disability and TMJ with bruxism, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims of service connection for migraine headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and major depressive disorder) are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance that the Veteran's current left ankle disability and TMJ with bruxism are related to his service, but there is no current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with instability, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) with bruxism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24015383
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and TMJ with bruxism, effective from the dates of the respective Supplemental Claims. The Veteran's continuous symptoms since separation from service are considered in determining these claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, a right shoulder condition, a cervical strain, a lumbar strain, allergic rhinitis, TMJ with bruxism, ventral hernia, and ganglion cyst prior to March 24, 2020. However, it granted an initial 50 percent rating for bilateral pes planus from February 7, 2021, a 30 percent rating for TMJ, and 20 percent ratings for ventral hernia and ganglion cyst.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for migraine headaches as it was previously granted. The claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) with bruxism, left ear hearing loss, and a compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss were remanded due to errors in the RO's prior adjudications.
- Dismissed
The appeal for increased disability ratings for the Veteran's service-connected conditions was dismissed due to a untimely Notice of Disagreement.
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