Answer:
Leper Lepellier was getting a Section 8 because he was suffering from a mental breakdown due to the trauma of his service in World War II. A Section 8 is a form of discharge from the military due to mental or physical disability. Leper's visions are described as "hallucinations and delusions, as well as a feeling of being disconnected from reality." He sees images of his fellow soldiers who died in the war and hears their voices.