The Board found that the Veteran's discharge from service on February 22, 1980 under Other Than Honorable (OTH) conditions was due to serious misconduct involving moral turpitude. This constitutes a bar to VA compensation benefits for his period of service from October 16, 1979 through February 22, 1980.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's OTH discharge was issued because of an act of serious misconduct involving moral turpitude, as evidenced by his assault conviction and admission during service to having committed the offense.
- 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 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20007504
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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