The Board has granted an effective date of March 13, 2016 for the reduction of the Veteran's disability compensation benefits due to his felony incarceration. The preponderance of evidence supports this decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was incarcerated on January 13, 2016 and thus the effective date for reducing his disability compensation benefits is March 13, 2016 as it falls within the 61st day after his first full day of incarceration.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166668
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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