The various Boards of Correction assign cases to analysts- typically GS-9 to GS-12 (law students, management internship awardees, career DOD personnel) who draft a brief for the Board members. This brief is typically adopted by the Board as its decision, albeit with some edits. This is because, by their own record-keeping system, Board members typically spend less than 30 minutes on each case due to the volume of petitions. Thus, the examiner's brief is critical. The assignment of a case to an analyst usually occurs after the Board has received any advisory opinions from the agency- like a defendant's response to a lawsuit- and your response if any. If you are denied relief and filing a motion for reconsideration, always ask for copies of the examiner's brief to check it for errors, misunderstandings, etc.