Legal Question in Military Law in District of Columbia
Military Discharge review
Good morning, I was recently(within 10 months) discharged from the Marine Corps with a ''personality disorder'' General under Honorable resulting from anxiety and PTSD. I am almost positive I can get my discharge upgraded to a Honorable due to my always above average Proficiency Conduct Marks, and good service with no punitive action proving it was inequitable. However, I also would like the personality disorder stricken from my DD214. I have done a psych test disproving this, and under gone a psych review instituted by a Harvard Educated Psychiatrist and Medical director at ISU, also disproving this. My problem is in the psych review it states I was on Zoloft for 3 months when I was 13, something I omitted from my enlistment papers. My question is if I submit this psych review, could it be grounds for denying my upgrade based on fraudulent enlistment? Should I omit this evidence from my case for that reason, it is very powerful in disproving my personality disorder, and a skeptical review of military psych practices, however I don�t want it to be a double edged sword. I thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Military Discharge review
This - as you correctly assume - is a very complicated matter, both in the context that unfortunately the Marines overusing the "personality discorder" basis to "get rid of Marines" with PTSD. But, no reputable attorney can answer your questions professionally or competently without reviewing ALL of your paperwork.
While a valuable service, Lawguru is neither privileged nor secure so please do not post any more specifics about your case. If you'd like to discuss this more, email me privately at your convenience.
Good luck to you.
Don Rehkopf
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