The Board has determined that service connection is granted for temporomandibular joint syndrome. The claims of service connection for the residuals of right and left elbow injuries have been reopened, but no new or material evidence was provided to support these claims.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence supports a finding of service connection for TJS, while the claims for right and left elbow disorders were not supported by new or material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint syndrome, Left elbow disorder, Right elbow disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0325318
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What this means for you
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