The Board has determined that the Appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions due to willful and persistent misconduct, thus rendering him ineligible for participation in VRAP.
The deciding factor: The Appellant committed offenses during his service which led to an OTH discharge. The evidence does not establish he was insane at the time of these actions.
- Claimed conditions
- willful and persistent misconduct
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2017
- Citation
- 1700446
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