The Board has determined that the appellant's dishonorable discharge from military service constitutes a bar to entitlement to VA benefits based on his period of service from July 1969 to September 1972.
The deciding factor: The character of the appellant's discharge is considered under 38 C.F.R. § 3.12, which states that acceptance of an undesirable discharge in lieu of trial by general court-martial constitutes a bar to VA benefits unless there are compelling circumstances to warrant such prolonged unauthorized absence. The Board found no compelling circumstances for the appellant.
- 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 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0925992
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