The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct, specifically assaulting a Marine, alcohol abuse, cocaine use, and marijuana use. The Board found no evidence of insanity at the time of the misconduct.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the appellant's conduct during service clearly constituted willful and persistent misconduct and was not insane at the time of the misconduct, thus his discharge must be considered as having been under dishonorable conditions and is a bar to VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- assaulting a Marine, alcohol abuse, cocaine use, tetrahydrocannabinol (marijuana) use
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0715302
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