Blank Rome partner Alan R. Feigenbaum will support volunteers and answer questions at The Veterans Consortium’s (“TVC”) Military Discharge Upgrade Clinic being held at the Philadelphia VA Hospital on Friday, October 11, 2024.
The Veterans Consortium’s Discharge Upgrade Program provides free legal representation nationwide to veterans with Other Than Honorable discharges due to conduct related to post traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”); military sexual trauma (“MST”); traumatic brain injury (“TBI”); “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”; anti-LGBTQIA+ policies; and other mitigating factors.
An Other Than Honorable discharge means the veteran was separated under conditions less than honorable. This discharge characterization deprives veterans of Veterans Affairs benefits, including physical and mental health treatment; limits their job prospects; damages reputations; and destroys self-esteem. PTSD, MST, and TBI resulting from military service should not preclude veterans from receiving the care, benefits, and respect they deserve.
Professional legal representation is key as these veterans persuade Department of Defense boards to remedy the injustice. Pro bono attorneys assist with the discharge upgrade applications to secure benefits eligibility for the veterans and restore dignity to our country’s warriors.
Blank Rome is proud to be a part of TVC’s national volunteer corps of over 2,500 highly skilled attorneys, paralegals, and related pro bono professionals providing legal services free of charge to veterans and their loves ones in the United States and abroad.
For more information about program, please visit vetsprobono.org.
