The Veteran's service-connected temporomandibular joint dysfunction is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating, the maximum available under Diagnostic Code 9905.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experiences very limited motion of his jaw due to pain and dietary restrictions, warranting the highest schedular rating for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26020966
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