Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bruxism and an initial evaluation of 70 percent, but not in excess thereof, from July 15, 2015 to August 20, 2021 for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's bruxism was proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of maxilla as a residual of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), posttraumatic migraine headaches, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), bruxism, residuals of a laceration to the right little finger, seizures as a residual of a TBI, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25008962
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