The Board found that the veteran's injuries from the November 15, 1998 motor vehicle accident were due to his own willful misconduct and not incurred in line of duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly demonstrated that the veteran was intoxicated at the time of the accident and any disability resulting from it was proximately and immediately due to his intoxication.
- Claimed conditions
- Spinal cord injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0616148
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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