Former Army Specialist and Medical Evaluation Board

An Army Specialist had a significant history of mental illness including short-term hospitalizations for schizophrenia. The command initiated a Medical Evaluation Board. After the Soldier was found smoking “spice” in the barracks stairwell, Army Criminal Investigation Division and command investigators determined, despite the mental health history, that the Soldier voluntarily chose to smoke spice and administratively separated the Soldier for misconduct. MNB Law Attorneys were able to convince the command to reinitate the Integrated Disability Evaluation System to reconsider whether the Soldier should have received a disability discharge.