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
- Compression fracture, L3-L4, Post-traumatic headache disorder, Post-traumatic peripheral neuropathy, sensory neuropathy in V3 distribution of the chin and face, 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
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