The Board granted service connection for right trigeminal neuralgia, finding that the Veteran's symptoms likely began during his active military service and have persisted since then.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows in-service reports of relevant symptoms and post-service diagnoses consistent with the claimed condition, supporting a direct link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right trigeminal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25003458
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and service connection for right trigeminal neuralgia, while remanding the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for left and right trigeminal neuralgia, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issue of entitlement to service connection for right trigeminal neuralgia. The Veteran's complete service dental records should be obtained and an addendum opinion provided based on all available evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 21, 2022. The Board has found that the evidence is in at least approximate balance and any remaining reasonable doubt is resolved in favor of the Veteran. TDIU is granted prior to October 21, 2022.
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