The Board found that the veteran's injuries were caused by his own willful misconduct, specifically due to intoxication from alcohol consumption.
The deciding factor: The veteran's blood alcohol level was 0.12 at the time of the accident, which is considered intoxication under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Head injury, Femur fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0202072
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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