Granted
The Board has reopened the appellant's claim regarding his character of discharge due to a serious offense, and found that new evidence supports reopening the case. The appellant was discharged under Other Than Honorable Conditions (OTH) for AWOL and civil conviction.
The deciding factor: New relevant evidence submitted by the appellant supported reopening the issue of his character of discharge determination.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2019
- Citation
- A19002209
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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