William H. Wanless, Jr. v. Anthony J. Principi

The pro se appellant appeals an April 16, 2001, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) decision in which the Board denied the appellant’s claim for entitlement to the payment of full Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation while incarcerated. Record (R.) at 3, 6. For the reasons that follow, I concur in the Court’s order vacating the April 2001 Board decision and remanding the matter.

I. Background

The appellant served on active duty in the U.S. Army from September 1979 to November 1981. R. at 9. Subsequently, VA granted service connection to the appellant for enucleation…