The Board has determined that the Appellant's military service does not entitle him to VA benefits due to a bad conduct discharge, but his character of discharge was upgraded by the NDRB to general under honorable conditions. As this upgrade sets aside any bar to benefits imposed under paragraph (d), the Appellant is now considered a veteran for purposes of receiving VA benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the upgrade from bad conduct discharge to general, under honorable conditions, set aside any bar to benefits imposed under paragraph (d) due to willful and persistent misconduct.
- 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 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24004914
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