The Board has found that the character of the appellant's service constitutes a bar to receiving VA benefits. The case is being remanded for additional efforts to obtain the appellant's complete personnel file.
The deciding factor: The AOJ has not requested the appellant's complete personnel file, which may contain relevant information about his service and discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Bad Conduct Discharge
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1730165
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the appellant's case must be remanded for further action due to unclear actions regarding a discharge upgrade request. The appeal is not about service connection.
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