Legal Opinion
Billy Ray Kidwell v. Department of the Army, Board for Correction of Military Records
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 13, 1995No. 94-5149PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Billy Ray Kidwell asked the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to change his military files to indicate a “medical” discharge rather than the general discharge they now reflect. When the Board refused, Kidwell filed suit in the district court under the Administrative Procedure Act. The district court dismissed his suit, concluding that Kidwell’s claim was, in essence, one for money damages that he must bring in the Court of Federal Claims. In the alternative, the district court granted the government’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that the Board had…
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