The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neuralgia due to maxillary expansion surgery, finding that there is no evidence linking her current condition to her in-service procedure.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of a nexus between the Veteran's current diagnosis of neuralgia and her in-service maxillary expansion surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- 26000630
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