The Board found that the appellant's initial period of active duty from October 10, 1979 to October 9, 1983 was completed under honorable conditions. However, her subsequent period of service from October 19, 1983 to December 24, 1986 ended with an other than honorable discharge due to a court-martial conviction for child abuse. The appellant's claimed psychiatric disabilities were not shown to be related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the appellant did not meet the criteria for a conditional discharge and thus her initial period of active duty was completed under honorable conditions, but her subsequent period ended with an other than honorable discharge due to a court-martial conviction. The claimed psychiatric disabilities were not shown to be related to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anxiety, paranoia, insomnia, mental breakdown, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0106558
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