The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected VA pension, finding that his discharge from service was under conditions other than honorable and therefore barred him from receiving VA benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant had multiple instances of misconduct during service which led to a bad conduct discharge under dishonorable conditions. The Board found that these offenses constituted willful and persistent misconduct and did not meet the criteria for insanity, thus precluding the receipt of VA 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
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190289
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What this means for you
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