The Board denied the appellant's claim for a permanent and total rating for pension purposes due to insufficient service-connected disability, as he was discharged from active duty due to unsuitability rather than a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not meet the service requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits because his discharge was due to unsuitability rather than a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- urolithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1017026
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