Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for right jaw temporomandibular disorder, setting the earliest possible effective date as March 19, 2024.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the requirement that a complete claim must be received within one year of the intent to file in order to establish an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- right jaw temporomandibular disorder (TMD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098300
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