<P> Virtually all veterans' benefits are forfeited by a Bad Conduct Discharge; BCD recipients are not eligible for VA disability compensation in accordance with 38 CFR 3.12 . </P> <P> A dishonorable discharge (DD) can only be handed down to an enlisted member by a general court - martial . Dishonorable discharges are handed down for what the military considers the most reprehensible conduct . This type of discharge may be rendered only by conviction at a general court - martial for serious offences (e.g., desertion, sexual assault, murder, etc .) that call for dishonorable discharge as part of the sentence . </P> <P> With this characterization of service, all veterans' benefits are lost, regardless of any past honorable service, and this type of discharge is regarded as shameful in the military . In many states a dishonorable discharge is deemed the equivalent of a felony conviction, with attendant loss of civil rights . Additionally, US federal law prohibits possession of firearms by those who have been dishonorably discharged per the Gun Control Act of 1968 . </P> <P> In the United States, uniformed employment may also occur; such as the civilian occupation of Bounty hunter in the State of Tennessee . </P>

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