The Board has determined that the Veteran's temporomandibular joint dysfunction began during his military service and is related to in-service bruxism and wisdom teeth extractions. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the currently diagnosed temporomandibular joint dysfunction had its onset during the Veteran's period of service and is at least as likely as not etiologically related to in-service bruxism and wisdom teeth extractions.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18139836
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