A condition causing sudden, involuntary muscle jerks or twitches throughout the body.
Because this condition is rated as a tic, convulsive, severe case at 60%, evidence that reflects the severity and frequency of your myoclonic jerks is most relevant. Medical records documenting the nature, frequency, and intensity of the convulsive episodes help establish that the condition meets the severe standard. Neurological examination findings, including any electroencephalogram or other diagnostic testing results that confirm the diagnosis and characterize the episodes, support the picture of severity. Treating physician notes describing how often episodes occur and how disabling they are carry weight. Statements from you or people who witness your episodes describing how the jerks affect your ability to work, perform daily tasks, or maintain safety are also meaningful, since they speak directly to the functional impact that separates a severe presentation from a milder one.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
