The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for left TMJD and remanded the claims for back, right knee, and left knee disabilities for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating for TMJD as there was no limitation of interincisal range of motion to 34 mm or less. The back, right knee, and left knee disability claims were remanded due to inadequate examination results.
- Claimed conditions
- Left temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD), Sacroiliitis with joint dysfunction, Right knee patellar tendonitis, Left knee patellar tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25001779
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 772 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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