The Board found that the veteran's conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia, multiple sclerosis (MS), arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, and peripheral neuropathy, were not incurred during military service as a result of herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the veteran's conditions were related to his exposure to herbicides in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Trigeminal Neuralgia, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0115501
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted a separate 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected Multiple Sclerosis (MS), finding that there are additional ascertainable manifestations of MS not accounted for by other disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's trigeminal neuralgia and a separate rating of 10 percent for his olfactory neuralgia, both based on their severity.
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