The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service was under other than honorable conditions due to a prolonged period of unauthorized absence. The Board found no evidence of insanity during his military service and concluded there were no compelling circumstances warranting the prolonged absence. Therefore, the character of his discharge constitutes a bar to VA benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant had no valid legal defense to the AWOL charges, was not insane at the time of the offense, and did not have compelling reasons warranting the long periods of 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
- July 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0622282
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