The Board finds that the Veteran's TMJ is a result of trauma incurred during wisdom teeth extraction in service, and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's history of jaw dislocation due to trauma from third molar extractions in service supports the finding that his current TMJ symptoms are related to in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1126679
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the veteran's TMJ condition is related to her service, thus denying service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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