The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service is a bar to VA benefits due to his conviction of felony offenses involving drug possession and delivery, which constitutes an act of moral turpitude. The character of his discharge was found to be under dishonorable conditions for VA purposes.
The deciding factor: The appellant's criminal misconduct involved the commission of felony offenses related to drug possession and delivery, which is considered an offense involving moral turpitude that barred him from receiving 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 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19191891
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