Tyson Manker discusses Discharge Upgrades
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‘Bad Paper’ Discharges Brand Veterans for Life
Tyson Manker for The Nation November 11, 2019 Discharges for minor offenses, including symptoms of service-related injuries like
The Vets We Reject and Ignore
Phillip Carter for The New York Times November 10, 2013 TODAY, we honor the nation’s 22 million veterans,
A Less Than Honorable Policy
John Rowan for The New York Times December 30, 2016 Kristofer Goldsmith spent the end of his teenage
Settlement Spurs Navy to Take Another Look at ‘Bad Paper’ Discharges of Traumatized Vets
Alison Bath for Military Dot Com October 15, 2021 The U.S. Navy has agreed to review more than nine years’ worth of “bad paper” discharges given to thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or certain other trauma-related health conditions. That announcement follows preliminary
Illinois Iraq War vet with PTSD wins class-action suit to upgrade discharge, get VA benefits
Stephanie Zimmerman for The Chicago Sun Times October 29, 2021 Tyson Manker’s case also could help thousands of other vets with post-traumatic stress disorder try to upgrade less-than-honorable discharges and get benefits. As a Marine in combat and later as an aimless young veteran, Tyson Manker faced
Suit Calls Navy Board Biased Against Veterans With PTSD
Dave Phillips for The New York Times March 2, 2018 Tyson Manker, a former Marine corporal, is one of the plaintiffs in a class-action suit against the Navy over its handling of applications for discharge upgrades. Things got ugly for Cpl. Tyson Manker in Iraq. During a
