The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge was under other than honorable conditions due to an unauthorized absence for more than 180 days. The Board also determined there were no compelling circumstances warranting such a prolonged absence and concluded the appellant was not insane at the time he went AWOL.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the appellant was insane at the time of his offenses or that there were compelling circumstances for his prolonged unauthorized absence.
- 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 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0000075
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