The Board has granted service connection for myofascial pain syndrome including pain in the TMJ, finding that it is attributable to service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show the appellant had symptoms and diagnoses related to her jaw disability during service, which continued after service. The appellant's testimony supported her claim of continuity of symptomatology from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Myofascial pain syndrome, TMJ (temporomandibular joint) syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0944654
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's myofascial pain syndrome was not found to require continuous medication for control, be episodic with more than one-third of the time present, or be refractory to therapy. Therefore, a compensable initial rating is denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claims for myofascial pain syndrome and a seizure disorder were remanded.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, myofascial pain syndrome, a back disability, and a neck disability as new and relevant evidence had not been submitted. The claims were remanded for further action regarding groin pain, fibromyalgia, and TDIU.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable initial disability rating for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for myofascial pain syndrome. The decision is binding only with respect to the specific issues decided.
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