The Board has determined that the veteran's discharge from his second period of active military service, April 1991 to September 1992, was issued under dishonorable conditions for VA purposes. This creates a bar to payment of VA compensation benefits based on that period of service.
The deciding factor: The veteran committed willful and persistent misconduct during his service from April 1991 to September 1992, which resulted in an Other Than Honorable Discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder, Drug Abuse (Amphetamines)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0216349
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring further examination and opinion regarding whether any diagnosed psychiatric disorder is related to service or superimposed upon his personality disorder.
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