Time Requirements

Question:

Asking for a friend who passed away. Is the 30 day requirement a hard requirement? My friend was a Lejeune for 15 days after boot camp, which was within the applicable dates of the lawsuit.

 

Jim's Reply:

I'm sorry to hear of your veteran friend passing...my condolences. Yes, the 30 day requirement is a 'hard requirement' today as that's the way the law is written. That the 30 day requirement is written as such is significant in that it leaves no doubt as to what the intent of that rule is.
 

When you see a hard requirement like '30 days' rather than a more ambiguous reference like, "...a period of time that may be sufficient to...", that's tough to work around.
 

You aren't the first to ask me about this so I'm sure that this will be challenged and tested in the federal courts over time. But we're talking a lot of years and a lot of expense before anyone is able to challenge the law and possibly prevail in having the 30 days rule modified. 
 

I thank you for being concerned about your veteran friend and wish I had better news for you. Good luck sir.