The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection due to his own willful misconduct in driving at an excessive speed, resulting in a head injury during service.
The deciding factor: The veteran engaged in deliberate and intentional wrongdoing by driving at an excessive rate of speed, which caused the accident and subsequent injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured skull, multiple lacerations to face, body, and extremities with no nerve or artery involvement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0731896
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