The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the claimant's discharge from active service was under other than honorable conditions, and therefore denies entitlement to veterans benefits.
The deciding factor: The misconduct included disrespect towards superior petty officers and communicating a threat to injure, which were characterized as persistent and not minor offenses. The evidence did not show the claimant was insane during his service or at discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- disrespect towards superior petty officers, communicating a threat to injure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0118901
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