The Board has remanded the case due to missing service treatment records and a need for a VA dental examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for jaw injury will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there are outstanding service treatment records that may contain relevant information about the Veteran's in-service injury, and a VA dental examination is needed to determine if any current jaw disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw injury, TMJ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1552082
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for TMJ (also claimed as bruxism) has been dismissed because she withdrew her request to continue the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for vertigo as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected TMJ. The effective date will be determined by the AOJ.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims of service connection for jaw injury, TMJ, and right shoulder condition have been granted.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for TMJ, thoracolumbar spine disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder were dismissed due to untimeliness of the Notice of Disagreement.
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