The Board has granted an effective date of July 28, 1997 for the service connection of temporomandibular disorder. The case is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured jaw.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was granted, but the case must be remanded as there are deficiencies in the initial rating decision regarding the evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected temporomandibular disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24055337
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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 several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating for depression prior to July 10, 2018, residuals of a TBI, eye disorder (spots in eyes), and temporomandibular disorder. The Veteran is not shown to have a hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and the issues related to his psychiatric conditions and injuries are also remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including right hand disability, left hand disability, small left finger disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, lung disability, kidney disability, prostate disability, diabetes mellitus, and chronic fatigue syndrome have been dismissed. The claim for service connection for temporomandibular disorder has also been dismissed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board granted a TDIU based on the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected traumatic nasal obstruction and temporomandibular disorder do not warrant ratings in excess of their current assigned ratings.
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