The veteran's disability compensation benefits were reduced to a 10% evaluation effective November 1, 1998 due to incarceration for a felony conviction. The reduction was proper as the veteran did not dispute his incarceration and the evidence showed he was incarcerated from September 1, 1998.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected schizophrenia was rated at 100% prior to his incarceration, but the RO reduced his benefits to a 10% evaluation effective November 1, 1998 due to his incarceration for a felony conviction. The reduction was proper as the evidence showed he was incarcerated from September 1, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- Schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0716514
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