Former Army Specialist with PTSD and “Limited Use”

In March 2003, an Army Specialist suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after participating in the first and only post-9/11 combat parachute jump, into Iraq. Shortly after his return he started to self-medicate with marijuana. He self-reported his PTSD and after pre-treatment urinalysis, the command improperly used the limited-use information separating him with a General (under honorable conditions) discharge. MNB Law Attorneys successfully argued to the Army Discharge Review Board (DRB) the improper use of “limited use” information and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness memorandums warranted liberal consideration of the circumstances surrounding this Soldier’s discharge. The DRB agreed and upgraded the Soldiers discharge to Honorable.