The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge barred him from receiving VA benefits, and thus denied his appeal for severance of service connection.
The deciding factor: VA lacked legal authority to grant service connection due to the appellant's under honorable conditions discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration of the chin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1137145
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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