The Board denied the veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability evaluation for pension purposes, finding that his disabilities were due to his own willful misconduct and did not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that the veteran's primary disability was caused by his own willful misconduct and that he could still perform some type of gainful employment despite his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Antisocial personality disorder, Hearing loss, Back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0215962
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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