The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 24, 2021 for the grant of service connection for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder with bruxism as secondary to a service-connected major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's TMJ disorder with bruxism manifested as early as the day following his separation from active duty on August 24, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder with bruxism
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093886
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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