The Board has denied the claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury, broken pelvis, left hip injury, and head injury due to finding that these injuries were not incurred in the line of duty but rather as a direct result of willful misconduct.
The deciding factor: The appellant was found to have been capable of distinguishing right from wrong at the time of the July 1961 motor vehicle accident, which is inconsistent with his claim of being incapable of such due to undiagnosed PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a back injury, residuals of a broken pelvis, residuals of a left hip injury, residuals of a head injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20052426
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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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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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