Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a diagnostic swallow evaluation, an EMG nerve conduction test to confirm nerve damage, and an addendum opinion addressing the findings of these tests.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to additional medical questions not answered within the record, specifically regarding objective diagnostic testing to confirm nerve damage.
- Claimed conditions
- left trigeminal nerve neuropathy, bilateral temporomandibular joint dysfunction with trismus, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009950
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