The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct, including multiple instances of unauthorized absence (AWOL), leaving his guard post during a rainstorm, and threatening another servicemember with a machete. The Board found no evidence of insanity at the time of the offenses.
The deciding factor: The appellant's conduct during service clearly constituted willful and persistent misconduct, which resulted in a discharge under dishonorable conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Enuresis, Involuntary falling asleep
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0126830
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