The Board has granted service connection for TMJ with bruxism, but denied service connection for eye disability, including Fuch's eye dystrophy. The issues of entitlement to TDIU and the remanded claims are pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for TMJ with bruxism as secondary to PTSD, while service connection for an eye disability, including Fuch's eye dystrophy, could not be established due to lack of evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- TMJ with bruxism, eye disability, including Fuch's eye dystrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24034629
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for TMJ with bruxism is denied. The Board found that there was no pending formal or informal claim prior to April 5, 2023, and thus the earliest possible effective date is April 5, 2023.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because the proposed reduction of the disability rating for TMJ with bruxism from 40 percent to 20 percent was not an appealable issue as it was not a final rating action.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for GERD, sleep apnea, TMJ with bruxism, and an initial increased rating in excess of 50 percent for migraines due to the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and sleep disturbance have been dismissed due to untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) filings.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines has been granted, as it is secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
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