Relief for former service members requesting review of discharge or dismissal on the basis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury related to combat or military sexual trauma

Section 1552(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (3) As a result of its review under paragraph (2), a board established under subsection (a)(1) may— (A) grant a claimant’s request to upgrade the characterization of a discharge or dismissal; (B) grant a claimant’s request to correct the following for a discharge or dismissal: the narrative reason for separation, the separation code, and the re-enlistment code; and (C) deny any part of the claimant’s application for relief after liberal consideration of the evidence of record. (4) If a claimant described in paragraph (1) requests retirement or separation for physical disability as defined by chapter 61 of this title, the board established under subsection (a)(1) shall review such request under the evidentiary standards established by the Department of Defense for current service members in the Disability Evaluation System. If the claimant submits multiple bases or requests for relief, the board shall review any eligible requests for relief that do not involve retirement or separation for physical disability as defined by chapter 61 this title, under the liberal consideration standard established in paragraph (2)..