The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back disability, left foot disability, TBI, and forehead scar, are not related to his in-service motor vehicle accident due to intoxication. The MVA was found to be caused by the Veteran's own willful misconduct.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran was intoxicated at the time of the MVA, which proximately caused the accident and subsequent injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Left foot disability, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Forehead scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24029500
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