The Board found that the veteran's injuries were not incurred due to willful misconduct and granted service connection for his disabilities from the September 1979 motor vehicle accident.
The deciding factor: The evidence now of record supports a finding that the veteran was driving with some degree of carelessness at the time of the accident, but did not engage in intentional wrongdoing or wanton and reckless disregard of probable consequences.
- Claimed conditions
- Left arm fracture, Dislocation of left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2002
- Citation
- 0205645
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left arm fracture was granted, effective February 13, 1982. The November 1995 rating decision denying this claim is revised on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a fractured left arm was denied as there is no evidence of current disability or causal link to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence regarding secondary service connection claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left arm fracture and subdural hematoma residuals as secondary to the veteran's service-connected PTSD.
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