The Board found that the veteran's injuries sustained in an automobile accident on March [redacted], 1994, were the result of his own willful misconduct and therefore prohibit service connection for all claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the veteran had a history of seizures and was aware of his tendency to have seizures. The Board concluded that he engaged in deliberate and intentional wrongdoing with full knowledge and disregard of its probable consequences, constituting willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- T5 paraplegia, neurogenic bowel and bladder, status post multiple fractures of the lower extremities, closed head injury, chronic pain syndrome, eye condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0615736
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claim for a new VA examination to clarify the current symptoms of the Veteran's chronic pain syndrome.
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