The Board has decided that the Veteran's TMJ disability may be related to his service-connected sleep apnea, but more evidence is needed for a definitive decision.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion provided was inadequate as it did not address both causation and aggravation of the TMJ disability by the service-connected sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24052153
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his right mandible fracture, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and TMJ disability due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's TMJ disability is directly related to his service, specifically his wisdom teeth extraction during active duty. The condition began in service and continues to persist.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's TMJ disability is not rated higher than 10 percent, as the inter-incisal range does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,For his back disability prior to December 6, 2016, the Veteran was not entitled to more than a 10 percent rating. From that date onwards, he is rated at 20 percent.,The effective date of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy has been set at October 2, 2013.,The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine strain, lumbar spine strain with arthritis and disc disease, headache disorder, and TMJ disability are all service-connected as they were incurred during his active duty.
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