The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for left and right trigeminal neuralgia, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows severe incomplete paralysis of the trigeminal nerve, warranting a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8205.
- Claimed conditions
- left trigeminal neuralgia, right trigeminal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057732
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Decisions by this judge: 869 · Granted: 29% (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
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