The Board has granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his death occurred in the line of duty and was not due to willful misconduct.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence does not establish that the Veteran's actions in April 2020 constituted willful misconduct as defined by VA regulations, thus determining that the incident was in the line of duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26030307
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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.
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- Denied
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