Press Release
June 30, 2024
The Naval Discharge Review Board Rules Former Marine’s Discharge Unjust
The Law Offices of David P. Sheldon obtains relief before the Naval Discharge Review Board for a former Marine wrongfully discharged. In 2020, a Marine was wrongfully discharged with a General (Under Honorable Conditions) characterization after being administratively separated on the grounds of a condition, not a disability. Despite his impressive tenure with the Marine Corps, and his quick and decisive action to assist fellow Marines, the USMC attempted to wrongfully separate him.
In July of 2023, the Law Offices of David P. Sheldon applied on the Marine’s behalf to correct this error and injustice before the Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB). The firm argued that relief should be granted because the USMC’s failure to abide by its own rules and policies regarding administrative separation and under guidance provided under the Wilkie Memorandum.
In June 2024, the NDRB agreed, ruling that the Marine’s discharge warranted an upgrade. Based upon a comprehensive application, memorandum with sworn affidavits, along with other extensive supporting evidence, the NDRB ruled that it was in the interest of justice to upgrade the applicant’s characterization of service from General (Under Honorable Conditions) to Honorable.
The Marine now joins the ranks of the many service members who have had their rights successfully upheld by the Law Offices of David P. Sheldon.