The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge was a bar to VA benefits due to his dishonorable discharge. New evidence submitted since January 2003 does not relate to the merits of the claim and is therefore insufficient to reopen the case.
The deciding factor: New evidence did not address the merits of the service connection claim, but rather focused on procedural issues related to the character of discharge determination.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1726942
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