The Board granted a 40 percent rating for TMD and denied a compensable rating for tension headaches, while granting service connection for respiratory disorder, tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss (denied), among other conditions.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's TMD symptoms during flare-ups and the lack of evidence supporting a compensable rating for tension headaches.

Claimed conditions

temporomandibular joint dysfunction-disorder (TMD), tension headaches, respiratory disorder (chronic sinusitis), tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral pes planus, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, back disorder

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

40%

Decision date

October 6, 2025

Citation

A25086164

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