The Board found that the Veteran's fall on March 13, 2003 was due to willful misconduct resulting from alcohol intoxication and not service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's decision to drink alcohol and engage in dangerous behavior was a result of his already impaired judgment caused by prescribed medications.
- Claimed conditions
- broken back and neck, sciatic nerve injury, bladder injuries, concussion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1224058
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