The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for trigeminal neuralgia, right 5th cranial nerve and service connection for the same condition were granted effective June 5, 2003. The claim for TDIU was also granted on this date.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the Veteran's original claims filed prior to June 5, 2003, which were accepted by VA and resulted in a grant of service connection and an initial rating effective that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Trigeminal Neuralgia, Anxiety and Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1705098
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Granted
The Veteran's trigeminal neuralgia is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, effective from August 1, 2023.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted increased ratings of 60 percent for Hepatitis C prior to September 8, 2016, and 100 percent for anxiety and depression for the entire period on review.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hypertension was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction. The appeals for service connection for anxiety and depression, and muscle atrophy were denied.
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