Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to provide notice and an administrative decision regarding whether there were compelling circumstances to mitigate the misconduct leading to the appellant's discharge, in light of recent regulatory changes.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a duty to assist error related to recent amendments in the regulation governing character of discharge claims, which were not provided prior to adjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109686
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