The Veteran's right femur fracture residuals contributed substantially or materially to his death from a motor vehicle accident, and the Board finds this reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.
The deciding factor: Lay statements support that the service-connected right femur fracture residuals significantly affected the Veteran's ability to control his car on the night of the fatal accident.
- Claimed conditions
- Right femur fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1447026
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