The Board has decided the appeal is remanded due to inadequate medical opinion regarding service connection for TMD. The Veteran's condition must be re-evaluated and a new medical opinion provided.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination did not address all specific questions and evidence required by the Board's previous remand directives, including the Veteran's in-service bruxism and clenching of teeth.
- Claimed conditions
- TMD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23011143
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for TMD, cervical spine disability, and FSAD have been denied.,An earlier effective date prior to August 2, 2022, for the award of service connection for these conditions has also been denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TMD and MPD are related to service, but the VA examiners did not adequately address the Veteran's lay statements of onset during service. The Board finds remand necessary for an addendum opinion.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's residual impairments, including TMD and paresthesia of the mandibular area, are causally related to an in-service bilateral sagittal slit osteotomy. Service connection for these residuals is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran's insomnia is a symptom of his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and is already contemplated in the rating assigned. The claims for vertigo and TMD are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
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