The Board has remanded the cases due to conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's TMJ and TBI diagnoses, as well as their relationship to service. A new examination is required for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The inconsistent medical records require further evaluation to determine the nature of any diagnosed conditions and their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), Residuals of traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180131
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), but denied earlier effective dates and a higher rating.
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