The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected VA pension benefits. However, the character of the appellant's discharge from service in June 1966 was found to be under dishonorable conditions, which constitutes a bar to VA benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not demonstrate the existence of probable error and there was insufficient basis to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing for correction of the record regarding the character of the appellant's discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0606581
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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