Dislocation - Surgical procedure involving the head or neck Factor
This factor is only relevant if the dislocation is of the temporomandibular joint.
A surgical procedure is a treatment or operation that involves penetrating the surface of the skin or mucous membrane. It includes procedures such as tattooing (by doctors or by tattoo artists) and suturing (stitching) wounds.
The head includes the face and the neck includes that area down to the nape of the neck (C7 of the cervical spine).
Although some minor surgical procedures may be performed in doctors' surgeries, details of any surgical procedure performed by a medical officer would normally be recorded in doctors' notes and/or hospital records. However, these records may have been destroyed or can no longer be obtained. Therefore, if there is a reliable history of a surgical procedure at a particular time, this generally will be accepted, unless there is contradictory evidence. Seek medical advice if it is unclear whether the claimed surgical history is medically feasible.
Last reviewed for CCPS 27 September 2014.
Investigative Documents
| Type | Title | PDF Format | Word Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Report | Atlantoaxial joint dislocation |
Preliminary questions [42258]
42260 there is some evidence that having undergone a surgical procedure to the head or neck may be a factor in the development of dislocation.
42248 the veteran has a dislocation of the rotational atlantoaxial joint.
42261 the veteran has undergone a surgical procedure to the head or neck at some time.
42262 the surgical procedure to the head or neck was due to an illness or injury which is identifiable.
42263 the veteran has established the causal connection between the surgical procedure to the head or neck and vea service for the clinical onset of dislocation.
42264 the veteran has established the causal connection between the surgical procedure to the head or neck and eligible service for the clinical onset of dislocation.
or
42265 the veteran has established the causal connection between the surgical procedure to the head or neck and operational service for the clinical onset of dislocation.
Clinical onset and operational service [42265]
42268 the veteran had the surgical procedure to the head or neck, for the identified illness, within the 21 days before the clinical onset of dislocation.
42269 the identified illness or injury, for which the veteran had a surgical procedure to the head or neck, is causally related to operational service.
Clinical onset and eligible service [42264]
42266 the veteran had the surgical procedure to the head or neck, for the identified illness, within the 14 days before the clinical onset of dislocation.
42267 the identified illness or injury, for which the veteran had a surgical procedure to the head or neck, is causally related to eligible service.