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Military discharge upgrade : legal practice manual / Margaret Kuzma, Dana Montalto, Betsy Gwin, and Daniel Nagin.

Kuzma, Margaret, (author.). Montalto, Dana, (author.). Gwin, Betsy, (author.). Nagin, Daniel (Daniel Lewis), (author.).

Summary:

"This Manual addresses a practice area of great importance to hundreds of thousands of individuals who have served in the United States armed forces, but are often denied the title of "veteran" and excluded from the benefits and services usually offered to veterans"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781641058919
ISBN: 1641058919
Physical Description: liv, 758 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, [2021]
Copyright: ℗♭2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to military structures and military law -- Law of discharge upgrades -- Intake and record development -- Supporting statements and working with experts -- Writing a persuasive brief -- Identifying contentions -- Final steps -- Mental health and less-than-honorable discharges -- Military sexual trauma and less-than-honorable discharges -- Condition not a disability based discharges : the misuse of personality and adjustment disorders -- Discrimination-based discharges -- LGBTQ veterans -- Medical separations and retirements -- Alcohol and drug use separations -- Entry-level separations, uncharacterized discharges, and defective enlistments -- National Guard and Reserve -- Discharge status and immigration concerns -- Special Vietnam-era review programs -- VA character of discharge determinations.