The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that there is no competent medical evidence relating the veteran's current jaw pain disorder to any disease or injury incurred during active military service.
The deciding factor: There was no chronic identifiable residual disability from a jaw disorder in service, and the first diagnosis of a jaw disorder was more than 5 years after service.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0215124
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What this means for you
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