The veteran's discharge from his period of service was under dishonorable conditions, and he is barred from VA compensation benefits for that period. The claims for service connection for various disabilities were denied as there is no evidence to support a direct link between the claimed conditions and his active duty.
The deciding factor: The appellant committed acts of moral turpitude during his second period of service, which led to his discharge under dishonorable conditions. There was no evidence showing that these offenses were due to disease or that he was insane at the time they occurred. Additionally, there is insufficient evidence linking any of the claimed disabilities to his active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, acquired psychiatric disorder, substance abuse disability, residuals of clavicle injury, disability of upper extremities, disability of lower extremities, neck disability, back disability, eye disability, pulmonary disability, respiratory disability, hypertension, residuals of concussion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0901701
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