The Board has determined that the veteran does not have TMJ, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no clinical evidence of TMJ in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0613715
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) and four front teeth and bridge right lower for compensation purposes due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Granted
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