Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of October 11, 1996, for service connection for chronic sinusitis, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome with bruxism, and migraine including migraine variants.
The deciding factor: The claims remained unadjudicated from the time they were received in October 1996 until December 2019, thus the earliest effective date allowed under the law for each claim is the first day following the Veteran's separation from service, or October 11, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome with bruxism, migraine including migraine variants
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088993
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