May 24, 2026, U.S. v. E-1, United States Navy, Great Lakes Naval Station, Chicago, Illinois. Seaman Recruit receives a Notice of Administrative Separation with an Uncharacterized discharge. The notice of separation is based on the SR as having a "Condition Not Amounting to a Disability." This was proposed from a recent purported diagnosis of adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. Seaman Recruit denies the psychologist's diagnosis and wished to remain in the Navy and to continue serving. She retains Mr. Gapasin to represent her. Initially, he immediately reaches out to the chain of command about the erroneous diagnosis. Gapasin points out how her recent emotional distress stems from a recent relationship setback and how her emotional distress was a normal reaction for an 18-year old recruit. Mr. Gapasin is incredulous how the command jumped so quickly to concluding it all must be due to some mental health issue. The Navy does reveal that Gapasin's client had supposedly attempted suicide 6 months before boot camp. Gapasin denied significant depression or any trauma-related symptoms. However, the client had never received any diagnosis of adjustment disorder with borderline personality traits. On March 13, 2026, Mr. Gapasin submitted a rebuttal to the separation notification. In it, he argues how his client was not even close to having a condition incompatible with military service. He also argues how the Chaplain should have provided counsel rather than reporting her emotional distress. As Gapasin argues, his client's feelings and emotions were perfectly normal after the end of a dating relationship. Gapasin concluded his rebuttal brief with a request that the separation recommendation be disapproved and his client be allowed to continue her service. RESULT: RETAINED in the United States Navy. Client continues to serve in the Navy and does not bear the outward stigma of having a mental health diagnosis.