http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Bodies/Options/NeckPocketPop.aspx
or
"Bodies that already require an angled neck pocket because of being a carved top or because of a particular bridge choice are NOT eligible for this additional modification." In other words, your non-recessed T-O-M bridge requires an angled neck pocket, so this mod couldn't be done anyway. The gap is probably exagerated more by the fretboard extension.