Mr. Schenk Featured On Military Law Matters Podcast
Brian Schenk, was featured on the Military Law Matters podcast, discussing the Boards for Correction of Military Records and related federal court claims.
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Year: 2017
Key Case: Wilhelmus V. Geren
Semi-regularly, I intend to make note of key precedential cases involving judicial review of BCMR decisions. Today’s case is Wilhelmus v. Geren, 796 F.Supp.2d 157 (D.D.C. 2011). Wilhelmus held that the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) violated...
2017 NDAA Breathes New Life Into Previously Denied ABCMR Requests For Reconsideration
As part of the National Defense Reauthorization Act for the 2017 fiscal year, the federal statute governing military records-correction boards, 10 U.S.C. § 1552 was amended with several new provisions. Among them was a new, standardized rule for requests for...
Basic BCMR Application Tips
I posted some short and sweet tips for submitting applications to the Boards for the Correction of Military Records on Avvo. You can find it here.
Malcolm V. United States And The Pitfalls Of Federal Litigation In Military Records Correction Board Cases
Last week, the United State Court of Federal Claims issued a decision dismissing a complaint in Malcolm v. United States, No. 16-545C (Ct. Cl. Jan. 11, 2017). It was an easy case for the court to dispatch and because it was unpublished, it lacks precedential weight. ...