The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed jaw injury residuals are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a current disability and no medical opinion linking it to his military service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing a current TMJ disorder related to the veteran's military service or any service-connected condition. The Board found that secondary service connection for TMJ due to migraine headaches was not warranted as there was insufficient evidence linking the two conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw injury residuals, temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0612239
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