Legal Opinion

Anderson v. United States Department of Defense

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 27, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2024-1916Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAMES ANDERSON, Plaintiff, Case No. 24-cv-1916 (JMC) v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff James Anderson filed this suit against the U.S. Department of Defense, challenging a decision rendered by the Board for Correction of Naval Records (BCNR). Plaintiff served in the Navy from January 1968 to August 1973. In 1976, a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) assigned him a 30% disability rating based on injuries to both of his knees and his right shoulder. Five years later, in 1981, another PEB…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Bennett v. SpearSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Amer Bioscience Inc v. Thompson, Tommy G.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
  4. John F. Kreis v. Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
  5. Talavera v. ShahCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011

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