The Board has determined that the appellant's face, jaw, and collarbone injuries are not related to his military service, including any period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The appellant was involved in a motorcycle accident on August 28, 1973 while traveling home from National Guard drill and ACDUTRA. The Board found that he did not meet the criteria to be considered as having been on active duty for training or inactive duty training due to his deviation from a direct trip home.
- Claimed conditions
- face injury, jaw injury, collarbone injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0918221
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