The Board granted a 40 percent rating for TMJ disorder prior to March 23, 2020, and a 50 percent rating from that date forward. The decision also remanded issues related to secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms significantly limited her jaw motion, warranting the maximum available rating under the criteria for TMJ disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- TMJ disorder, Ear disability, to include vertigo, Upper back disability, Shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25008173
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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