{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-51.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 51.6","heading":"Propriety standard of review.","body":"A discharge is deemed to be proper except that:\n(a) A discharge may be improper if an error of fact, law, procedure, or discretion was associated with the discharge at the time of issuance which prejudiced the rights of the applicant.\n(b) A discharge may be improper if there has been a change in policy by the Coast Guard made expressly retroactive to the type of discharge under consideration.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL","PART 51—COAST GUARD DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"888fabd1bd5e02d23eff99b0ad02a7f0ca676a1409f456df23ca8fda5b9ba68e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-51.5","next":"us/33-cfr-51.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}