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
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).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining a retrospective medical opinion to determine the date of onset of seizure disorder and VA vocational rehabilitation benefits records from 1993.
- Granted
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, a left shoulder disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, and left trigeminal neuralgia was dismissed due to concurrent review mechanisms being prohibited by applicable regulations.
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