The Veteran's character of discharge for the period from December 1998 to October 2001 is dishonorable based on willful and persistent misconduct, which constitutes a bar to receipt of VA compensation benefits. The appeal for service connection for undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, numbness of the lip and jaw area, bilateral hammertoes, deviated septum, and residuals of traumatic brain injury is remanded.
The deciding factor: The character of discharge for the period from December 1998 to October 2001 is dishonorable based on willful and persistent misconduct, which constitutes a bar to receipt of VA compensation benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, spondylitis, autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue, numbness of the lip and jaw
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125657
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A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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