A former Navy corpsman was discharged in 2014 after an “attention getting” incident related to the significant mental health issues the Sailor was facing. Despite three years of 4.0 evaluations, and no counseling, reprimands or non-judicial punishment, the Navy discharged the Sailor with a general discharge with an honorable characterization purportedly due the “attention seeking” conduct. MNB Meridian attorneys successfully argued that the Sailor suffered from mental health issues and his supervisors failed to properly recognize, address, treat, or use as mitigating circumstances in his discharge. The Navy Discharge Review Board agreed upgrading his discharge to Honorable noting the well documented mental health issues and the Sailor’s leadership’s failure to respond to his “calls for help.” The upgrade restored the Sailor’s Post 9-11 G.I. Bill benefits among others and allows the Sailor to pursue his bachelor's degree.