The Veteran's trigeminal neuralgia and associated left periorbital headache have been rated at 10 percent since September 2, 2010. The Board has decided to remand the case for further development.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran’s trigeminal neuralgia and its impact on his daily life were not adequately assessed in the previous examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Trigeminal Neuralgia, Left Periorbital Headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18115005
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for trigeminal neuralgia, finding that it did not meet the criteria to establish service connection and was not a MUCMI.
- Denied
The Veteran's right side trigeminal neuralgia was found to be manifested by moderate incomplete paralysis of the fifth cranial nerve, but not severe. The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent.
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