Donald William Gordon's Legal Cases (3)

Military law

Discharge Upgrade

Aug 05, 2019

OUTCOME: Honorable Discharge

Attorney Donald Gordon successfully upgraded a Soldier’s unjust discharge from a General Under Honorable Conditions characterization of service to an Honorable characterization of service and changed t ... he reason for separation from “Pattern of Misconduct” to “Secretarial Authority.” Attorney Gordon was able to convince the Army Discharge Review Board that the Soldier’s discharge was too harsh compared to her overall quality of service and that the Soldier’s misconduct was mitigated by her being a victim of trauma from sexual assault while in the Army. With this victory the veteran is now eligible to receive all of the Department of Veteran Affairs benefits that she earned during her Army career.

Military law

Discharge Upgrade

Mar 13, 2019

OUTCOME: Bad conduct discharge to general under honorable conditions discharge

Attorney Donald Gordon convinced the Naval Discharge Review Board that a Marine that received a Bad Conduct Discharge due to drug use should receive an upgrade to a General under honorable conditions d ... ischarge. The DRB agreed that the veteran’s drug use was the result of his self-medication for his untreated Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) that was caused by an IED explosion. The Marine served honorably and with distinction prior to his PTSD and TBI, as made evident by his Purple Heart Medal and Combat Action Ribbon. In addition to having his honor restored by the DRB, the veteran will now have access to the majority of Department of Veteran Affairs benefits, including access to medical benefits.

Military law

Medical retirement granted

Apr 03, 2017

OUTCOME: Medical retirement with back pay

Attorneys Donald Gordon, Jonathan Crisp, and Davis Younts successfully argued that a former United States Army Lieutenant Colonel was improperly discharged and was entitled to a military medical retire ... ment, retroactive to 1997. Although the Soldier unfortunately passed away, Crisp and Associates, LLC was able to win for his widow: twenty years’ worth of medical retirement back pay; ongoing monthly military medical retirement pay; and all of the benefits that the Soldier should have been entitled to with a medical retirement. With this victory, justice has been served by acknowledging the Soldier’s physical sacrifices for the Army and his estate has obtained financial security.

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