The Veteran's death was ruled not to be in the line of duty due to his willful misconduct, specifically excessive alcohol consumption. The Board found that the cause of death (cardiopulmonary failure) was not incurred in the line of duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's death was caused by driving under the influence and excessive alcohol consumption which led to a fatal accident, thus not meeting the criteria for service connection due to willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiopulmonary failure, Multiple internal injuries
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19173186
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