20 CFR 404.1325
§ 404.1325 Separation from active service under conditions other than dishonorable.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 404.1325, § 404.1325 Separation from active service under conditions other than dishonorable, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78677
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Separation from active service under conditions other than dishonorable means any discharge or release from the active service except—
(a) A discharge or release for desertion, absence without leave, or fraudulent entry;
(b) A dishonorable or bad conduct discharge issued by a general court martial of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States, or by the active service of an allied country during the World War II period;
(c) A dishonorable discharge issued by the United States Public Health Service or the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey;
(d) A resignation by an officer for the good of the service;
(e) A discharge or release because the individual was a conscientious objector; or
(f) A discharge or release because the individual was convicted by a civil court for treason, sabotage, espionage, murder, rape, arson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, assault with intent to kill, assault with a deadly weapon, or because of an attempt to commit any of these crimes.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.