The Board found that the veteran's TMJ dysfunction was not related to an in-service disease or injury and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not show a nexus between the veteran's TMJ dysfunction and military service, including due to a motor vehicle accident while on active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- TMJ dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0630207
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and obtaining an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's TMJ dysfunction.
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