The Board denied service connection for the appellant's thoracolumbar disability, broken nose, facial scars, TBI residuals, and loss of teeth as they were not incurred in line of duty.
The deciding factor: The appellant was found to have completed his ACDUTRA on November 21, 1975 when he arrived home from Fort Ord, California. His motor vehicle accident occurred after this period, thus it was determined that the injuries were not incurred in line of duty.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar disability, broken nose, facial scars, residuals of TBI, loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18140851
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