The Veteran's appeal to the dishonorable service from October 1965 to March 1973 was granted, as he submitted a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year of the May 2015 administrative decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a postmarked NOD within one year of the May 2015 administrative decision finding his service from October 1965 to March 1973 was dishonorable and therefore a bar to VA benefits for this period.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001937
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.
What you can do next
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