The Board granted service connection for the veteran's TMJ, concluding that it began during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, finding that his TMJ began during his service in the Army.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular disorder (TMJ)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001257
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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