Nathan T. Meidl v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER

BRADEN, Judge.

I. RELEVANT FACTS. 1

On September 8, 1993, Nathan T. Meidl (“Plaintiff’) enlisted in the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (“Army ROTC”) program while attending the University of Wisconsin. AR 209. On April 9,1996, Plaintiff entered active duty in the United States Army. AR 10, 194-204. On April 30, 2000, he was appointed as a commissioned officer in the Active Guard Reserve (“AGR”) program. AEt 167.

Later in 2000, while serving in the AGR, Plaintiff began to experience bilateral foot pain that was aggravated by prolonged standing and running.…