The Veteran's claims for service connection for alcohol abuse, illegal drug use and sex abuse were denied as these conditions were the result of his own willful misconduct. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability to include character dysfunction was also denied due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service, including alcohol abuse, illegal drug use and sex abuse.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol abuse, illegal drug use, sex abuse
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1017064
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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