The Board determined that the appellant's character of discharge was a bar to VA benefits due to his multiple instances of AWOL and other offenses, but did not address service connection or any specific rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant had committed offenses warranting an undesirable discharge under conditions other than honorable, which constituted a statutory bar to VA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- AWOL (absent without leave), assaulting another Marine, willfully disobeying lawful orders
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1222984
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