The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for trigeminal neuralgia, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current disability and active military service. The Board also found that secondary service connection was not warranted due to his service-connected hearing loss or otitis externa.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of medical opinions did not find a link between the Veteran's trigeminal neuralgia and his military service, including any potential exposure to herbicides or injuries sustained during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183063
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
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