Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder as a complication of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD and remanded issues related to gastroesophageal reflux disease and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's TMJ disorder was at least in part due to his PTSD, leading to its grant. However, there was no basis to grant an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD as the claim was not timely filed within one year of the prior denial.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101509
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