The Board found that the Veteran's injuries were caused by his own willful misconduct and therefore denied service connection for both head injury and back injury.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's actions in jumping out of a police vehicle constituted willful misconduct, which barred him from receiving service connection for any resulting disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- head injury, back injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1451578
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What this means for you
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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).
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