The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 31, 2018 for the grant of service connection for temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's intent to file was received on October 31, 2018, and this date is considered the proper effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031936
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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