The Board dismissed the request to revise or reverse an August 1971 administrative decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because the appellant did not provide specific evidence that would compel a different result. The character of the appellant’s discharge for his period of service from March 1967 to August 1969 is considered dishonorable, which constitutes a bar to payment of VA benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant's allegations of CUE were not legally sufficient and did not provide specific evidence that would compel a different result regarding the character of his 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 8, 2021
- Citation
- 20081126
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