The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's disability compensation benefits to a ten percent rate, effective October 6, 2001, due to incarceration for a felony conviction was proper.
The deciding factor: The provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 5313 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.665 require reduction in compensation benefits when the veteran is incarcerated for a felony conviction lasting more than 60 days.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0500277
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