The Board denied the claim of whether the appellant's injuries sustained in a September 6, 1985 motor vehicle accident were incurred in the line of duty. The evidence received since the April 1993 decision does not bear directly and substantially upon the subject matter now under consideration.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not provide substantial effect on the facts previously considered regarding whether the appellant's injuries were incurred in the line of duty due to willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of injuries sustained in a September 1985 motor vehicle accident
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0011079
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