The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a back injury due to his discharge under other than honorable conditions, which constitutes a bar to VA compensation benefits. The evidence received since the April 1982 administrative decision is not new and material.
The deciding factor: The Appellant accepted an undesirable discharge in lieu of trial by general court martial as a result of being AWOL, resulting in a regulatory bar to VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- back injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19149943
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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