The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim and determined that his injuries in August 1993 were incurred in the line of duty and not due to willful misconduct.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran was acting within the line of duty when he tried to correct a subordinate soldier's actions, resulting in an injury. The Board resolved all doubts in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right collar bone injury, knee injury, mouth injury, teeth injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2011
- Citation
- 1133695
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What this means for you
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