The Board found that the character of the Appellant's discharge was not dishonorable, thus not a bar to VA benefits. The issue is referred back for further adjudication.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the acts of misconduct did not rise to the level of willful and persistent misconduct necessary to consider the character of discharge as dishonorable.
- Claimed conditions
- misconduct
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20074852
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