A former Army Soldier was discharged in 1986 with an other than honorable characterization after attacking a foreign civilian during a psychotic event. Despite 6-months of inpatient treatment for schizophrenia after the incident, the Army preferred charges for the attack. On the advice of and through counsel and despite of his debilitated mental state, the Soldier requested and was approved for a Chapter 10 discharge and other than honorable characterization. The Soldier appealed his case to the Army Discharge Review Board in 1996 and 2004 and was denied relief each time. MNB Meridian attorneys were able to successfully argue that the 2014 Secretary of Defense and 2017 Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) memorandums regarding the consideration of mental health matters in adverse discharges were applicable to this Soldier’s case. The Army Board for the Correction of Military Records agreed and upgraded the Soldier’s General discharge characterization to under honorable conditions. The Soldier is now eligible for Veterans benefits for which he has been denied for nearly 35-years.