The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed disabilities as they were incurred during a period of dishonorable discharge.
The deciding factor: The appellant resigned his commission as an officer for the good of the service, which is considered to have been issued under dishonorable conditions for VA benefit purposes. Therefore, no VA benefits are available for any disability incurred or aggravated during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- Horner's syndrome, left side hypohidrosis, left arm numbness and aching, left eye drooping, left leg numbness, numbness in shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25042562
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Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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