Apr 10, 2021

Discharge upgrade for Vietnam vet part 2: the legal roadmap

The Story of JG: September 20, 1950 – May 20, 2020 By Deborah Karpatkin Here continues the story of JG, a Vietnam combat...

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Sep 18, 2020

Justice delayed, but not denied: discharge upgrade for Vietnam vet

Part 1: JG’s Story, September 20, 1950 – May 20, 2020 By Deborah H. Karpatkin Here is the story of JG, a Vietnam combat...

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Nov 21, 2017

New self-help discharge review resource from Swords to Plowshares

Swords to Plowshares has published a new self-help guide for veterans on discharge review, "Upgrading Your Discharge and...

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Aug 30, 2017

New guidance on discharge upgrade applications related to mental health, TBI, sexual assault and sexual harassment

The Department of Defense has issued a new guidance on discharge upgrade applications based on mental health conditions,...

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Jun 10, 2014

Discharge Upgrades

This publication replaces “Discharge Upgrading and Discharge Review: Introductory Materials & Forms for Attorneys and...

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Feb 26, 2013

Navigating the VA

A basic guide to how the VA system works and how to get earned benefits, along with practice pointers for vets and their...

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Sep 22, 2012

CLE: Military Discharge Upgrading & Discharge Review

MLTF will offer a CLE on Military Discharge Upgrading & Discharge Review at the NLG 2012 'Law for the People' Convention...

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Nov 28, 2011

New access to old discharge upgrade manual

The Connecticut Veterans Legal Center at Yale has put David Addlestone's  Military Discharge Upgrading, and Introduction to...

Kathleen Gilberd

Dec 8, 2009

How to get a copy of your military discharge papers (DD Form 214 or SF-180)

The National Archives and Records Administration Military Personnel Records Center is the official repository for records of...

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