The Board has determined that the Veteran's TMJ is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The July 2015 VA examination opinion was found more probative due to its discussion of the Veteran’s lay statements regarding his symptoms and their onset in service, which were consistent with service treatment records noting earache and a left ear furuncle.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19104125
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,287 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The reduction in the rating for service-connected TMJ from 30 percent to 10 percent was improper, and the 30 percent rating is restored.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her claim for an earlier effective date for the assigned 10 percent rating for service-connected TMJ, and this appeal is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's TMJ may be related to his in-service bicycle accident, but a VA examination is needed to determine if this is the case.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for TMJ as the current disorder was not shown to be causally related to in-service injuries.
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