The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for her jaw/temporomandibular joint condition, finding that it is not related to service or a dental condition.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's jaw/temporomandibular joint condition and an in-service event or disease, including the March 2004 extraction of her wisdom teeth.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw/temporomandibular joint condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20057007
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