Matthew H. Sawyer v. The United States

OPINION

MAYER, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals the judgment of the Claims Court awarding Matthew H. Sawyer disability benefits and ordering correction of his military records to reflect a medical discharge with thirty percent combined disability. 18 Cl.Ct. 860 (1989). We reverse.

Background

During the damp and foggy early morning hours of October 4, 1981, Sawyer was severely injured when he apparently lost control of his motorcycle and crashed as he returned home from his birthday celebration near Coos Bay, Oregon. Other Navy personnel came upon the accident, administered first aid and…