The Board found that the Appellant's discharge from his October 1964 to February 1969 period of active duty was due to willful and persistent misconduct, which is a bar to service connection for diabetes mellitus Type 2 incurred during this period. As there is no evidence linking the current disability to any period of honorable service or exposure to herbicides, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The character of discharge from the October 1964 to February 1969 period of active duty was willful and persistent misconduct, which constitutes a bar to VA benefits under 38 C.F.R. § 3.12(d).
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus Type 2
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1456897
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