The Board found that the appellant's injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on August 12, 1967 were incurred in the line of duty and granted service connection for right hip and right knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the appellant was scheduled to attend weekend drill at NAS South Weymouth, Massachusetts on the weekend of August 12, 1967, and was traveling directly from his home to this obligation when he sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Injury, Right Knee Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0805184
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