Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for depression and found that his character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant was AWOL for 466 days, which constitutes a statutory bar to VA benefits under 38 C.F.R. § 3.12(c)(6).
- Claimed conditions
- depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021864
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