The Board found that the Veteran's injuries sustained in a February 24, 1980 automobile accident were the result of his own willful misconduct due to severe intoxication from alcohol.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed the Veteran was severely intoxicated at the time of the accident and this intoxication was considered the proximate cause of the injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple fractures of right arm, Scalp laceration, Cerebral concussion, Possible skull fracture, Renal contusion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1138615
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