Bill > S2217

This bill, titled the Military Mental Health Review Board Improvement Act, aims to strengthen the involvement of mental health professionals in the process of correcting military records and reviewing service members' discharges or dismissals. Specifically, it mandates that when a board for the correction of military records reviews a case involving a service member diagnosed with a mental health disorder, the review must include the opinion of a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist if the correction request relates to that mental health disorder. Additionally, for boards reviewing discharges or dismissals, the bill requires that if a former service member was diagnosed with a mental health disorder during their service, the review board must include a member who is a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with specialized training in mental health issues, particularly those related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI). This aims to ensure that mental health considerations are adequately addressed when evaluating a service member's military record or discharge status.