Mealey's ( October 21, 2021, 7:16 AM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal judge in Connecticut on Oct. 12 granted preliminary approval of a class settlement that will provide relief including reconsideration of the applications in a lawsuit by Navy and Marine Corp veterans who allege that the Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by denying discharge upgrades....