The Board has determined that the Veteran's myofascial pain syndrome is due to his military service and granted his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a continuity of symptoms since service, including headaches and popping sounds in the right jaw, which are consistent with myofascial pain syndrome and temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) that can be linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- myofascial pain syndrome, temporomandibular joint disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2015
- Citation
- 1545720
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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