The Board granted the appeal for severance of service connection for bilateral temporomandibular joint disorder, unspecified, with bruxism (TMJ) and denied the appeals for severance of service connection for left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left hip disabilities, right hip disabilities, and back disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was evidence indicating the Veteran's TMJ disability is secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability. However, there was no evidence showing a nexus between the Veteran's other claimed conditions and his time in service or due to one of his other service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral temporomandibular joint disorder, unspecified, with bruxism (TMJ), left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left hip limitation of adduction, left hip limitation of extension, left hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of adduction, right hip limitation of extension, right hip iliopsoas limitation of flexion, back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100463
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