Granted
The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service was due to willful and persistent misconduct, which bars VA benefits. The claim is granted in part as it reopens the issue of whether the character of his service is a bar to receiving VA benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed a clear pattern of serious misconduct by the appellant that interfered with his military duty and resulted in his separation from service under other than honorable conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19128888
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.
What you can do next
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