The Board found that the veteran's injury was due to his willful misconduct, specifically intoxication from alcohol.
The deciding factor: The veteran was intoxicated and restrained by police after drinking heavily, leading to quadriparesis. The Board concluded this resulted from his own willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- Quadriparesis, Spinal Cord Contusion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0426504
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