The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of multiple burns to the face, eyes, neck, and armpit due to new evidence. However, the claim remains denied as there is no current disability or a link between the post-service eye disorder and service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of current residuals of multiple burns to the face, neck, and armpit, nor any nexus between the post-service bilateral eye disorder and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple burns to face, neck, armpit, Bilateral eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0605246
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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