Federal Court Rules in Favor of Army Reservist, Remanding Her Application to Secure Retirement Benefits in the Rank of Lieutenant Colonel
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2025 — The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has granted summary judgment to a Lieutenant Colonel in her lawsuit challenging the Army’s denial of her Mandatory Removal Date (MRD) extension, remanding the case for further proceedings to correct her military records and secure retroactive retirement benefits.
The LtCol was involuntarily separated from the Army Reserve on October 31, 2015, four months short of the eighteen‑year service requirement for non‑regular retirement pay, despite applying for an MRD extension and being selected for transfer into an understaffed Army specialty. After the Army Board for Correction of Military Records recommended granting her relief, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army overturned that recommendation without a reasoned explanation, prompting the LtCol to appeal under the Administrative Procedure Act.
“Today’s decision underscores the importance of transparency and fairness in the military’s personnel processes,” said Dylan Thayer of the Law Offices of David P. Sheldon in Washington, DC. “The LtCol dedicated nearly two decades of service to our country and was unjustly denied the retirement benefits she earned. We look forward to finally achieving the correction she deserves.”
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