Navy and Marine Corp Vets of Iraq and Afghanistan With PTSD File Lawsuit Against the Navy For Offering Less-Than-Honorable Disch
Sunday, March 4th, 2018 -- 11:11 AM
Navy and Marine Corps veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems have accused the Navy of offering them less-than-honorable discharges that prevent them from getting Veterans Affairs benefits.The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Connecticut seeks class-action status for thousands of Navy and Marine Corps veterans. The veterans are represented by students from Yale Law School's Veterans Legal Services Clinic, which filed a similar lawsuit against the Army last year. The veterans say they were given less-than-honorable discharges for minor infractions linked to untreated mental health problems.
They also say the Naval Discharge Review Board has unlawfully denied their applications to change their discharge characterization. (AP)
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