The Veteran's eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits is granted due to his discharge under conditions other than dishonorable, despite being discharged for a pre-existing condition unrelated to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was discharged from active duty service and the Secretary determined that the condition (homosexuality) he was discharged for is not service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Homosexuality
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23067409
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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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