The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) investigates abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable individuals 60 and older and people with disabilities between 18 and 59. These individuals may live in the community or in long-term care facilities.
The problem of personality disorder discharges in the military has existed since at least 2008, when the Government Accountability Office found that the services were improperly discharging members for personality disorders, but veteran advocacy groups and veterans say the problem existed long before this.
In the Spencer case, the veteran was discharged as âan alcohol abuse rehabilitation failureâ on February 14, 1983. Because of problems with the urine specimen that formed the basis for the discharge, a military correction board corrected his records to show continuous active duty service until August 15, 1985.