Granted
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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093886
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