| Ask to Be Included (Opt In) | Ask to be included (Opt In) Participate in this lawsuit. Obtain the right to have prioritized
review of your case by a military records correction board. By asking to be included in this lawsuit you acquire rights to any money or benefits that result from the court's decision in this lawsuit. You also acquire the right to a prioritized review by a military records correction board, and the right to any money or benefits that the board awards you. Joining this lawsuit does not require you to apply for review by a military records correction board, but failing to apply for review by such a board may delay the receipt of any money or benefits to which you are entitled. You will not give up any legal rights if you join this lawsuit. However, if you join this lawsuit, you will be bound by the outcome, whether favorable or unfavorable to you. This means that if you join this lawsuit, you cannot sue the military services separately (at another time through another lawsuit) about the same legal claims asserted in this lawsuit. |
| Do Nothing | Get no benefits from the lawsuit. Keep rights to sue the military services separately (with or without counsel) and the right to have a military records correction board review any application you submit. By doing nothing, you will not be included in this lawsuit and you will have no rights to any money or benefits that may come from the court's decision. You will not have the right to seek prioritized review by a military records correction board. However, you keep the right to hire your own lawyer or proceed without counsel to sue the military services separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit and you will not be legally bound by any decision of the Court in this class action. You also will have the right individually to pursue relief from a military records correction board. |
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