The Veteran's service is considered dishonorable, and he does not have qualifying service to establish basic entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's entire period of service from January 1968 to February 1970 was considered dishonorable due to multiple periods of AWOL and found guilty by special court-martial, making him ineligible for VA pension 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 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133727
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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