The Board denied the appellant's claim as his character of discharge from service was a bar to VA benefits due to an under Other Than Honorable (OTH) condition, and there were no indications of insanity at the time of offenses.
The deciding factor: The appellant served on active duty with multiple periods of unauthorized absence totaling 242 days. His OTH discharge was not upgraded by the Navy Discharge Review Board, and his character of discharge from service is considered dishonorable due to prolonged AWOL.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192103
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What this means for you
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