The Board has determined that the Veteran's head injuries incurred on July 3, 2015 were in the line of duty and not due to willful misconduct. Therefore, service connection for residuals of a TBI is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support the Air Force's finding that the Veteran's head injuries were caused by his own willful misconduct due to voluntary alcohol intoxication, thus concluding they were incurred in the line of duty.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21041723
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed and no good cause was shown.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal because the VA Form 20-0996 was not submitted within one year of the rating decisions.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits were denied. The appeal as to whether he submitted a valid claim of service connection for residuals of a TBI, right shoulder disability, and penile disability was dismissed due to untimeliness.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to additional relevant STRs being added to the file after the initial decision.
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