The Board has removed the character of discharge as a bar to VA compensation benefits, and thus grants the appeal. The claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin lymphoma is referred back to the RO for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Appellant's misconduct was due to minor infractions and did not constitute willful and persistent misconduct, allowing his character of discharge to be removed as a bar to VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2023
- Citation
- A23032847
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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.
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