The Board has determined that the veteran's current neck disability is not related to his in-service head injury, and his claim for paralysis of the tongue cannot be substantiated as it does not have a known etiology. As such, both claims are denied.
The deciding factor: Competent medical opinions indicate no link between the veteran's current cervical spine disability or paralysis of the tongue and his service-connected in-service head injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of neck injury, paralysis of the tongue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0614388
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What this means for you
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