The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a skull fracture, paralysis of the left face, loss of the right eye and dental problems as secondary to his service-connected left wrist disability. The claim for reopening a gastrointestinal disorder was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a causal relationship between the veteran's service-connected left wrist disability and the residuals of the 1968 accident that caused his skull fracture, paralysis of the left face, loss of the right eye, and dental problems.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of skull fracture, paralysis of left face, loss of right eye, dental problems
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0404131
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