Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, depression, a temporomandibular joint disorder, and bruxism as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions, and there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and her tinnitus or to show that she has depression, a TMJ disorder, or bruxism due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, depression, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, bruxism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099660
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