The Board found that the Veteran's other than honorable discharge from active service for his period of October 13, 1970 to March 23, 1976 is a bar to VA benefits based on that period. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined the Veteran's other than honorable discharge precluded service connection for his period of active service from October 13, 1970 to March 23, 1976.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy of Right Upper Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of Left Upper Extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1024126
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What this means for you
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