Former Army Staff Sergeant and a Poor Line of Duty Investigation

An Army Staff Sergeant was involved in a catastrophic motorcycle accident and was left in a significant reduced cognitive state requiring 24-hour in-home nursing care for the remainder of the Soldier’s life. After a poor line of duty investigation, the Soldier’s command determined the Soldier’s accident was Not in the Line of Duty (NLOD) – due to own misconduct. After repeated denials up the chain of command to have the NLOD overturned, MNB Law Attorneys successfully argued to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) that the investigation was disgracefully done. The ABCMR reversed the NLOD determination, and restored the Staff Sergeant’s full Army and Veterans Affairs benefits.