The Board has determined that the appellant's character of discharge is a statutory bar to VA benefits due to his AWOL period, and thus denied the claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge constitutes a statutory bar to VA benefits as he was discharged for AWOL, which does not remove the bar if not affirmed by an appropriate review board.
- 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 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1530580
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