The Board has reopened the claim regarding whether the appellant's discharge from service under other than honorable conditions is a bar to VA benefits. The Board found that the appellant accepted an undesirable discharge to escape trial by court-martial and engaged in willful and persistent misconduct, resulting in his discharge being considered dishonorable.
The deciding factor: The appellant accepted an undesirable discharge to escape trial by court-martial and engaged in willful and persistent misconduct during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1738666
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