The Board has determined that the appellant's right arm injury sustained in service was not the result of willful misconduct and therefore incurred in the line of duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not indicate that the appellant caused or contributed to his attack, and there is no evidence of misconduct on his part. The drinking of alcoholic beverages is not considered willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0627465
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