The Board has determined that the veteran's TMJ dysfunction, trigeminal paresthesias/dysesthesias, and sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscle spasms are related to his in-service dental surgery. However, tinnitus, sinusitis pain, facial paralysis, slurring of speech, tooth breaking, drooling, gastric distress and flatulence were not incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's TMJ dysfunction, trigeminal paresthesias/dysesthesias, and sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscle spasms are related to his in-service dental surgery. In contrast, the tinnitus, sinusitis pain, facial paralysis, slurring of speech, tooth breaking, drooling, gastric distress and flatulence were not incurred or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint dysfunction, trigeminal paresthesias/dysesthesias, sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscle spasms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0412199
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