This website provides information about a class action lawsuit known as "Sabo v. United States." The "Sabo" lawsuit was brought by the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP). It involves veterans who:
(a) served on active duty in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force, (b) were found by a Physical Evaluation Board to be unfit for continued service due, at least in part, to the individual's PTSD, (c) were assigned a disability rating for PTSD of less than 50%, and, as a result, (d) were released, separated, retired, or discharged from active duty after December 17, 2002, and prior to October 14, 2008 (regardless whether such release, separation, retirement, or discharge resulted in the individual's placement on the Temporary Disability Retirement List).
A legal notice approved by the Court was mailed to each veteran described above. The legal notice describes the lawsuit and the right of each of these veterans to join the lawsuit. To join, the veteran must complete and sign the "Class Action Opt-In Notice Form" included at the end of the legal notice. (To see the legal notice, please click on "DOCUMENTS" at the top of this page, and then click "Authorized Class Notice" and scroll to the end of the document).
The deadline for joining the lawsuit is JULY 24, 2010. To meet this deadline, the two-page form must be either (1) faxed to 202-223-9199 by July 24, 2010; or (2) mailed to NVLSP, P.O. Box 65762, Washington, D.C. 20006, with a postmark of July 24, 2010 or before.
If you are one of the veterans described above and did not receive the legal notice, please click on "I DID NOT RECEIVE THE LEGAL NOTICE" on the left of this page.
If you received the legal notice, please read the four categories on the left of this page and click the category that fits your case. If you have questions, please feel free to contact NVLSP by calling its toll-free telephone number -- (877) 345-8387. To review the answers to frequently asked questions, please click on "FAQs" at the top of this page.
You did not receive legal notice and think you should be part of the lawsuit. Click Here.
You received the legal notice and were given a one-time severance payment when you left active duty. Click Here.
You received the legal notice and are currently on the temporary disability retirement list (TDRL). Click Here.
You received the legal notice and are currently on the permanent disability retirement list. Click Here.
You received the legal notice and were put on the TDRL, but were thereafter taken off the TDRL and given a one-time severance payment. Click Here.