Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a voided enlistment based on fraudulent concealment of a civil court conviction, which prevented his enlistment. The character of discharge is considered dishonorable and thus bars eligibility for VA benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant’s enlistment was voided due to fraudulent concealment of a prior criminal record that would have prevented him from being accepted into service in the first place.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19176989
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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