Hi All,
Here's my situation.
I'm an E6 in the North Carolina National Guard.
I have never deployed as a Soldier with the Guard.
I have worked as an AGR Recruiter (Title 32) from 2013-2015 and also 2016-2018.
I left RRB both times due to Depression / Anxiety.
The last time before I left I was connected with Integrated Behavioral Health, and the State Behavioral Health Officer said that it would probably be best to discharge me because of my ongoing condition.
I was scared and didn't know what to do financially, so I took a job in Afghanistan as a contractor doing Counter Intel/ Analyst work and spent 4 months there before coming home to work near home (Hindsight being 20/20) going to a combat zone with anxiety and depression was an idiot move)
Now that I've been back a year I have still struggled with this feeling of being trapped and not knowing what to do but wanting to get out of the military.
My unit has been called to deploy and in doing the pre-mob SRP event I actually spoke with the State Behavioral Health Officer who remembered me, upon seeing that my condition is the same if not worse now because of my trip to Afghanistan, he is moving forward to medically discharge me.
He says it should be a relatively fast process (30-60 days)
I talked to my unit and they have confirmed that I am being "Med Boarded"
What do I do?
I know very little about the VA and what I can and can't claim.
Being National Guard and never deploying can I claim anything?
I have had a history of knee issues and had to go to Physical Therapy for my knees while I was an Active Duty Guard Recruiter. Can I claim that?
I have been diagnosed with Plantar Faciatis. Can I claim that?
I have Tenitis, hip pain, hearing loss in my right ear (According to the Doc at SRP) Can I claim any of these?
Being National Guard with 2 Active Duty stents for the State (Title 32)
I don't know if I can even do a VA Claim, or do you get compensated for Med Discharge?
I'm not soley in it for the money, but I do also have mouths to feed and my one weekend a month check I'll be loosing (At least 350-400 a month)
PLEASE HELP
Thank you so much
God Bless.
Here's my situation.
I'm an E6 in the North Carolina National Guard.
I have never deployed as a Soldier with the Guard.
I have worked as an AGR Recruiter (Title 32) from 2013-2015 and also 2016-2018.
I left RRB both times due to Depression / Anxiety.
The last time before I left I was connected with Integrated Behavioral Health, and the State Behavioral Health Officer said that it would probably be best to discharge me because of my ongoing condition.
I was scared and didn't know what to do financially, so I took a job in Afghanistan as a contractor doing Counter Intel/ Analyst work and spent 4 months there before coming home to work near home (Hindsight being 20/20) going to a combat zone with anxiety and depression was an idiot move)
Now that I've been back a year I have still struggled with this feeling of being trapped and not knowing what to do but wanting to get out of the military.
My unit has been called to deploy and in doing the pre-mob SRP event I actually spoke with the State Behavioral Health Officer who remembered me, upon seeing that my condition is the same if not worse now because of my trip to Afghanistan, he is moving forward to medically discharge me.
He says it should be a relatively fast process (30-60 days)
I talked to my unit and they have confirmed that I am being "Med Boarded"
What do I do?
I know very little about the VA and what I can and can't claim.
Being National Guard and never deploying can I claim anything?
I have had a history of knee issues and had to go to Physical Therapy for my knees while I was an Active Duty Guard Recruiter. Can I claim that?
I have been diagnosed with Plantar Faciatis. Can I claim that?
I have Tenitis, hip pain, hearing loss in my right ear (According to the Doc at SRP) Can I claim any of these?
Being National Guard with 2 Active Duty stents for the State (Title 32)
I don't know if I can even do a VA Claim, or do you get compensated for Med Discharge?
I'm not soley in it for the money, but I do also have mouths to feed and my one weekend a month check I'll be loosing (At least 350-400 a month)
PLEASE HELP
Thank you so much
God Bless.