David Sonenshine: How veterans can get a discharge upgrade

Bad paper means veterans can't get help from the Veterans Affairs Department. Now a law firm is helping them with obtaining a discharge upgrade.

When certain veterans talk about bad paper, they’re not talking about the Washington Post or its competitors. They mean their less-than-honorable discharge papers from military service. Bad paper means they can’t get help from the Veterans Affairs Department. Now a law firm is helping such veterans with obtaining a discharge upgrade. David Sonenshine, senior staff attorney with the National Veterans Legal Services Program, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin why bad paper is sometimes badly issued.

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