The Board found that the Veteran's injuries were due to his own willful misconduct and denied service connection for all claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence established probable cause to believe the Veteran committed offenses of malingering, making a false official statement, and procuring a fraudulent separation in connection with his left thigh gunshot injury. The Veteran voluntarily requested discharge in lieu of trial by court-martial, acknowledging guilt of charges against him or lesser-included offenses.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of gunshot wound of left thigh, right thigh scar, shortening of the left lower extremity, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD with insomnia)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1421099
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, migraines, chronic sinusitis, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and a right thigh scar, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted the claim for individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the right thigh scar, left temporal region laceration scar, and left index finger scar claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for right thigh scar, service connection for hypothyroidism, bilateral fallen arches, sinusitis, and sexual dysfunction secondary to hypothyroidism due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted with effective dates of May 1, 1997.
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