What can I claim secondary to bruxism?
1 condition in the Repatriation Medical Authority's Statements of Principles list bruxism as a factor. If DVA has accepted your bruxism, each of these has a documented pathway to a further claim.
At a glance
- Accepted conditionBruxism
- Conditions it may open1
- SourceRMA SoPs
- Chart Review$600 + GST
How a secondary claim works
Some Statement of Principles factors are not about service at all — they name another condition. Where DVA has already accepted your bruxism, and another condition's SoP lists bruxism as a factor, that part of the next claim is already established on your file. How a secondary claim works, in full →
Conditions that list bruxism as a factor
Quoted from the instrument. A pathway existing is not the same as a claim succeeding — each factor carries thresholds your record has to satisfy.
Temporomandibular disorder
RH No. 47 of 2018 · BoP No. 48 of 2018
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (7): “having bruxism at the time of the clinical onset of temporomandibular disorder” [clinical onset] — factor (19): “having bruxism at the time of the clinical worsening of temporomandibular disorder” [worsening]
This factor appears in the Reasonable Hypothesis instrument only, which applies to operational service.
Other accepted conditions that also open temporomandibular disorder
If any of these is also on your file, it reaches some of the same conditions bruxism does.
What DVA means by bruxism
A claim is tested against the definition first. If the diagnosis on your file does not meet this wording, the factors below never get reached — so it is worth checking that what your doctor wrote matches what the instrument requires.
Bruxism, for the purposes of the Statement of Principles, for the purposes of this Statement of Principles, bruxism means a disorder of jaw muscle activity characterised by repetitive, involuntary clenching or grinding of the teeth or by bracing or thrusting of the mandible, occurring during wakefulness or sleep.
RH No. 91 of 2016 · BoP No. 92 of 2016 · 11 factors
What could support a claim for bruxism?
The Statement of Principles for bruxism names 2 other conditions among its own factors. If any of these is already accepted on your file, it may be the factor that carries a bruxism claim — quoted here from the instrument.
Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (1): “experiencing a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury within the 30 days before the clinical onset of bruxism” [clinical onset]
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (10): “experiencing a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury within the 30 days before the clinical worsening of bruxism” [worsening]
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (9): “having gastro-oesophageal reflux disease at the time of the clinical onset of bruxism” [clinical onset]
Reasonable Hypothesis — factor (18): “having gastro-oesophageal reflux disease at the time of the clinical worsening of bruxism” [worsening]
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