The appellant's discharge was issued under dishonorable conditions and bars him from receiving VA benefits based on the period of service for which it was issued.
The deciding factor: The appellant had a pattern of willful and persistent misconduct during his enlistment, which resulted in multiple convictions by court martial and a bad conduct discharge. There is no evidence that he was insane at the time of any of these offenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0907579
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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