The Board finds that the veteran's current neurological disabilities are related to his in-service burn injuries and grants service connection for post-traumatic neuralgia of the face, muscles of the scalp, right arm, and right hand with postural benign tremors of both hands and post-traumatic peripheral neuropathy, residuals of burn injuries. Service connection is not granted for residuals of a burn injury to the face or right thigh.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's neurological deficiencies are post-traumatic and attributed them to his in-service burn injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic neuralgia of the face, muscles of the scalp, right arm, right hand, postural benign tremors of both hands, post-traumatic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0629162
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