The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected injuries, including a depression fracture of the occipital region of the skull and multiple shrapnel wounds to various parts of his body, have resulted in chronic conditions such as post-traumatic headache disorder, peripheral neuropathy, and scars. These findings support granting service connection for these disabilities.

The deciding factor: The veteran's documented injuries sustained during combat operations against the enemy are found to be the cause of his current medical conditions.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Compression fracture, L3-L4","type_of_neuropathy":null,"other_injuries":["Post-traumatic chronic lower back strain"]}, {"condition_name":"Post-traumatic headache disorder","type_of_neuropathy":null}, {"condition_name":"Post-traumatic peripheral neuropathy, sensory neuropathy in V3 distribution of the chin and face","other_injuries":["Gunshot wounds to abdomen","Shrapnel wounds to right arm"]}, {"condition_name":"Scars on head, neck, right arm, right thigh, both legs, abdomen, left leg"}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 16, 2006

Citation

0604584