The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a dental injury is denied. The Board finds that the Veteran has trigeminal neuralgia, which is at least as likely as not related to his in-service facial injury.
The deciding factor: The September 2012 neurology consultation report found a relationship between the Veteran's current diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia and his in-service facial injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of jaw injury, trigeminal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1553364
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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