The Board finds that the appellant's behavior during military service, including disobedience of orders and disrespect towards superior officers, constituted willful and persistent misconduct. The appellant was not insane at the time of the offenses. Therefore, his character of discharge is a bar to VA compensation benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant's conduct did not meet the criteria for insanity as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- willful and persistent misconduct
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0632894
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