An honorable discharge does not erase reenlistment codes, separation reasons, or record errors that can quietly affect benefits, employment, and future service eligibility.

It’s been more than a decade since Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel issued a 2014 memo calling for “liberal consideration” of discharge upgrade requests from veterans with symptoms of post-traumatic ...

The military services are inconsistently weighing discharge upgrade appeals from veterans whose experience with mental health issues or sexual assault may have contributed to their exit from the ...