Denied
The Board found that the appellant's dishonorable discharge was due to insanity at the time of commissioning offenses, and thus denied VA benefits based on this period of service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not establish that the appellant was insane at the time he committed the offenses resulting in his dishonorable discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19101530
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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