The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's diagnosed temporomandibular joint disorder and his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The opinion is needed to determine if the stress caused by the symptoms of the Veteran’s acquired psychiatric disorder caused or aggravated his diagnosed temporomandibular joint disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2021
- Citation
- 21014954
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a temporomandibular joint disorder as there is no current diagnosis or functional impairment associated with the condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a temporomandibular joint disorder is dismissed due to procedural defects in the claims processing.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection and rating determinations have become moot.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's temporomandibular joint disorder is related to service. The VA examiner's opinion was based on a lack of documented treatment, and thus an addendum opinion must be obtained.
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