Veterans looking for an upgrade to their punitive discharges related to behavior problems caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can find assistance at a new website:\u00a0http:\/\/arba.army.pentagon.mil\/adrb-ptsd.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n This initiative follows a recent directive to the Army\u2019s Review Board Agency (ARBA) to help those veterans whose discharges were under \u201cother than honorable\u201d conditions, and who assert that they suffered from PTSD or related conditions that might have facilitated the misconduct that led to their discharge.<\/p>\n While this directive is focused on those veterans who served before PTSD was a recognized as a debilitating medical condition, it applies to all veterans (who have \u201cother than honorable\u201d discharges). This comes as welcome news for the thousands of Vietnam-era veterans who may have been given punitive discharges as a result of their conduct caused by PTSD.<\/p>\n The ARBA is the Army’s highest level of administrative review for actions taken by lower level organizations, and it includes several boards that (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Veterans looking for an upgrade to their punitive discharges related to behavior problems caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can find assistance at a new website:\u00a0http:\/\/arba.army.pentagon.mil\/adrb-ptsd.cfm This initiative follows a recent directive to the Army\u2019s Review Board Agency (ARBA) to…<\/span><\/p>\n