The appellant's service discharge did not meet the eligibility criteria for VA loan guaranty benefits due to her voluntary hardship discharge and lack of qualifying service duration.
The deciding factor: The appellant was discharged from Reserve service due to a personal reason (pregnancy) rather than a service-connected disability, which does not qualify under the specific exception for hardship discharges in the context of VA loan guaranty benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128064
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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