Denied
The Board determined that the Veteran's character of discharge for his period of active service from February 26, 1965 to December 16, 1970 was a bar to eligibility for VA benefits regarding claims for service connection for various conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had periods of AWOL and was discharged under other than honorable conditions. The discharge was later upgraded but not affirmed due to new standards.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0906866
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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