The Board found that the veteran's VA disability compensation benefits were properly reduced to a 10 percent rate, effective on the 61st day of his incarceration for a felony conviction. The payments to which he was entitled while incarcerated as of the 61st day of incarceration were reduced to that comparable to a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's reduction in VA disability compensation benefits was proper based on the statutory regulation reducing benefits due to his incarceration for a felony conviction.
- Claimed conditions
- Total disability based on individual unemployability, Loss of use of the right foot, Loss of a creative organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0305932
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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