Listen to this podcast to learn about cases decided by the Naval Discharge Review Board. Boards of Review Reading Rooms website below: https://boards.law.af.mil/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ferah-ozbek/message ..read more

Listen to this podcast to learn about cases decided by the Army Discharge Review Board in 2022. Boards of Review Reading Rooms website below: https://boards.law.af.mil/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ferah-ozbek/message ..read more

MLM 117 - Cases decided by the Air Force Discharge Review Board (AFDRB) related to COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal. Listen to this podcast to learn why the Air Force upgraded Veterans' discharges who were discharged with general discharges (under honorable conditions) for refusing the Covid-19 Vaccine. Read cases decided by the Service Discharge Review Boards in the Boards of Review Reading Rooms website below: https://boards.law.af.mil/ The website below addresses COVID-10 Vaccination Mandate Rescission Information for Currently Serving Air Force Members and Discharged Air Force Service Members ht ..read more

Learn how two lawsuits against the Air Force and the Department of Defense may impact your discharge and DD Form 214. 1) The Air Force lawsuit "challenges the AFDRB’s systemic denial of discharge status upgrades to Air Force veterans who (1) served during the Iraq and Afghanistan era, (2) received less-than-Honorable discharges, and (3) incurred service-connected mental health conditions such as PTSD (and related conditions), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), or experiences of MST or IPV. (Intimate Partner Violence). They allege that the Air Force has arbitrarily and capriciously failed to apply ..read more

Part 12 of 12 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ferah-ozbek/message ..read more

*A lawsuit was filed alleging that since the start of military operations  in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Navy and Marine Corps discharged thousands  of Sailors and Marines with Other Than Honorable ("OTH") or General  (Under Honorable Conditions) ("GEN") statuses due to misconduct  attributable to post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD"), traumatic brain  injury ("TBI"), military sexual trauma ("MST"), and other behavioral  health conditions ("OBH"). Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges that  veterans who experienced PTSD, TBI, MST, or OBH in service and received ..read more

Mr. Rudy Lopez never gave up and his resilience and persistent paid off.  He filed his own petition in the Court of Federal Claims and was awarded a military retirement that was unjustly stolen from him while he was on active duty.  This is Rudy's story.  Rudy is retired from the United States Navy where he served as Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman. During his impressive career with the Navy, Rudy deployed to Iraq three times and once to Afghanistan.   Rudy is currently employed as a North Carolina Private Investigator. He graduated from law school after leaving ..read more

Attorney Trevor Orsinger discusses the history of VA home loans, who qualifies, and the pros and cons of a VA loan. Trevor also explains that Veterans need to check with their states as many states provide huge benefits to disabled veterans as it pertains to property tax exemptions.   Trevor Orsinger is the managing attorney of the Orsinger Law Group, P.C., a boutique litigation firm. The firm assists small businesses in evaluating, identifying, and structuring the best corporate organization to achieve strategic goals. Trevor also specializes in commercial and residential real estate tra ..read more

While Patrica Navarro is not an attorney, as an Army Veteran, she is a fierce advocate for Veterans by helping them navigate the VA claims process. Ms. Navarro has been working with Mr. Barry Allen, a VA Disability Law Attorney for 9 years where she specializes in Veterans' Benefits Claim Appeals--helping Veterans get the benefits they deserve! http://www.yourvaadvocate.com/ Links to the sites Patricia discussed during the Podcast https://www.va.gov/find-forms/   Search for VA forms by number or keyword https://www.va.gov/health-care/get-medical-records/   Request medical r ..read more

Attorney Scott Friedman is a litigator based in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a former officer in the U.S. Army JAG Corps who served as a military prosecutor in Fort Hood, TX; a civil litigator in the Army’s Environmental Law Division in Fort Belvoir, VA; and deployed to Iraq as a Rule of Law and Claims attorney. After five years of active-duty service as a Army JAG, Scott entered private practice, working as an associate in a law firm where he represented businesses and medical professionals in personal injury lawsuits. In 2017, Scott opened his own practice, where he focuses on criminal defense, ci ..read more