The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for head, neck, and back injuries sustained in a fight on September 12, 1973, finding that these conditions were not incurred in the line of duty due to the veteran's own willful misconduct.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran was court-martialed and found guilty of striking a non-commissioned officer during a fight on September 12, 1973, which resulted in injuries to his head, neck, and back. The Board concluded these conditions were not incurred in the line of duty due to the veteran's willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury residuals, neck injury residuals, back injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2005
- Citation
- 0522045
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