The Board has determined that the Veteran's injuries were not incurred in line of duty, and therefore service connection for the claimed conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was AWOL at the time of the motor vehicle accident resulting in his injuries, which means they were not incurred in line of duty.
- Claimed conditions
- compound fracture of nasal bone, fracture of distal patella/left knee, cerebral head injury/concussion (claimed as traumatic brain injury with headaches), fracture of left maxilla (claimed as neck pain), face and neck scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1406286
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 1406286.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for face and neck scars, left hand arthritis, right hand arthritis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), but granted a 10 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The Board also remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory condition and a condition manifested by bilateral shin pain.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims were denied in a February 2006 rating decision. He filed to reopen the previously denied claims on January 10, 2011, and they were granted effective from that date.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request at the hearing.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
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