Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a jaw disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The previous opinions were found inadequate due to errors in assumptions and misalignment with the RO's instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109765
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