Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bruxism (claimed as jaw joint pain) and remanded the claims for left hamstring injury, sleep apnea, and left hip pain.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA examination report found that the Veteran's bruxism is less likely than not related to his active service. The evidence does not support a nexus between the Veteran's current diagnosis of bruxism and his military service, including in-service wisdom teeth extraction.
- Claimed conditions
- bruxism (claimed as jaw joint pain), left hamstring injury, sleep apnea, left hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011224
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