The Veteran's facial pain is attributed to her service-connected fibromyalgia and not to trigeminal neuralgia of the jaw. Therefore, the claim for service connection for facial pain, including trigeminal neuralgia of the jaw, is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s facial pain symptoms are considered as manifestations of her service-connected fibromyalgia.
- Claimed conditions
- facial pain, trigeminal neuralgia of the jaw
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146496
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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