The Board remands the matters of entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for mechanical back pain syndrome with degenerative spondylolisthesis and service connection for temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ) to provide the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing.
The deciding factor: The remand is required due to the AOJ's failure to provide proper notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing, which was a regulatory duty that needed to be fulfilled.
- Claimed conditions
- mechanical back pain syndrome with degenerative spondylolisthesis, temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055407
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Decisions by this judge: 845 · Granted: 39% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines, finding that her headaches are aggravated by her service-connected TMJ disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 31, 2018 for the grant of service connection for temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ).
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of sinusitis. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's sinusitis is granted, but has remanded other issues due to incomplete records and need for further examination.
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