The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for TMJ with bruxism and remanded the claim for service connection for headaches secondary to TMJ.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's TMJ disability more closely approximated limited motion of the inter-incisal range from 0 to 10 millimeters with dietary restrictions to mechanically altered foods, warranting a 50 percent rating. The claim for service connection for headaches secondary to TMJ was remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ) with bruxism, Headaches secondary to TMJ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25037622
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.
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