The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of headaches and increased ratings for his right thigh, left eye, left upper arm, and right hand disabilities. The headaches were not found to be caused by a service-connected disability. The right thigh disability was rated as moderately severe, but no higher rating is granted due to lack of aggravation. The left eye and left upper arm disabilities are both rated at 10 percent. The right hand disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The deciding factor: The veteran's headaches were found not to be caused by his service-connected shell fragment wound of the left eye, as they were attributed to uncorrected refractive error.

Claimed conditions

Headaches, Residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh, Muscle Group XIII, Residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left eye with disfigurement and ptosis (without vision interference), Residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left upper arm, Muscle Group V, Residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right hand

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

30%

Decision date

February 7, 2001

Citation

0103788

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