The appellant's character of discharge is a bar to the receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits due to his offenses leading to an other than honorable discharge.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant's discharge was by reason of acceptance of a discharge under other than honorable conditions or its equivalent in lieu of trial by general court-martial, and there were no compelling circumstances or evidence of insanity to set aside this bar.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039822
What this means for you
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