Granted
The Board granted service connection for bruxism, finding that the Veteran's current jaw pain and muscle tightness are attributable to his bruxism, which had its initial onset during active service and has continued since then.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate equipoise as to whether the Veteran's jaw pain has been continuous/chronic since active service, and the Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- bruxism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25014206
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