The Board has determined that the veteran's current temporomandibular joint disorder is related to his military service, specifically the surgical extraction of teeth numbers 1, 16 and 32 in December 1972. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the veteran's current temporomandibular joint disorder was caused by the surgical extraction of teeth numbers 1, 16 and 32 during his military service, leading to the conclusion that service connection should be established.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0024805
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions leave her in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to February 4, 2023.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for temporomandibular joint disorder.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 5, 2018, for the award of service connection for PTSD and denied earlier effective dates for erectile dysfunction, left ear hearing loss, migraines, and other conditions.
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