The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge was dishonorable due to willful and persistent misconduct, which bars him from receiving VA education benefits based on his service from August 1978 to October 1980. The case is being remanded for further development including an opinion regarding whether the appellant was insane at the time of the offenses leading to his discharge.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's discharge was dishonorable due to willful and persistent misconduct, which constitutes a statutory or regulatory bar to VA benefits unless it can be shown that he was insane at the time of the offense. The case is being remanded for an opinion on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1646614
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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