The Board remands the appeal for a new VA examination with an examiner who has sufficient expertise to assess the current nature, extent, and severity of the Veteran's TMJ syndrome.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to deficiencies in previous examinations regarding pain on both active and passive motion, weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing, additional losses in range of motion upon repetitive motion or during flare-ups, and expertise of the examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001507
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed claims, with some issues remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for TMJ syndrome effective May 4, 2004.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's current neck strain is related to his in-service activities.
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