The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of an acoustic neuroma and trigeminal neuralgia, finding no new and material evidence to reopen these previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the reopening of the claims of service connection for residuals of an acoustic neuroma and trigeminal neuralgia.
- Claimed conditions
- acoustic neuroma, trigeminal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0007849
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for trigeminal neuralgia, resolving the benefit of the doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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