I really need some advise and/or insight into what to do about my husbands current situation. He served in the national guard for 14 years and has 2 combat tours, one on Iraq from 2006-2007 and one in Afghanistan from 2011-2012. He landed in the combat stress unit on his first deployment to Iraq after an he lost a good friend during a convoy back to his FOB. There are many people in his current unit that are aware of this incident and how deeply it affected him.
In July of 2019, my husband suffered a mental break down and had to be committed. The diagnosis was PTSD and MDD with psychosis. His unit found out that he was suicidal after I confided in the FRG leader and then they found out about his hospitalization. He was given a disability counseling statement which said “do not perform any military duties (tier 1) until a determination of fitness is made by a doctor authorized by the government” (I attached it below)
They paid him his drill pay ($350) for the three months and then nothing. He had also lost his civilian job due to his mental state and I was at the end of a high risk pregnancy so I couldn’t work. I used all our savings to pay rent, we went without our gas on for 3 months, and our credit is destroyed. Worst of all, we almost became homeless with our premature son and young daughter. Thankfully just days before rent was due I contacted our governors office and within a week he was given his VA rating. He was rated 100% permanent and total.
Last week the family life counselor called from his unit and wants him to come in to see a doctor. I am sooo angry with them. They abandoned him, never once checking to see if he was even alive. No one has explained what we should expect or what the plan is for him. I know he will probably be medically discharged but I don’t know the process or who is supposed to be doing it. My husband is devastated about being discharged. The military is so much a part of his identity and he feels like he is losing everything. The stress is making him hear voices. I don’t know how they expect him to competently make decisions right now.
Please, any advise is appreciated! What do I need to know?
In July of 2019, my husband suffered a mental break down and had to be committed. The diagnosis was PTSD and MDD with psychosis. His unit found out that he was suicidal after I confided in the FRG leader and then they found out about his hospitalization. He was given a disability counseling statement which said “do not perform any military duties (tier 1) until a determination of fitness is made by a doctor authorized by the government” (I attached it below)
They paid him his drill pay ($350) for the three months and then nothing. He had also lost his civilian job due to his mental state and I was at the end of a high risk pregnancy so I couldn’t work. I used all our savings to pay rent, we went without our gas on for 3 months, and our credit is destroyed. Worst of all, we almost became homeless with our premature son and young daughter. Thankfully just days before rent was due I contacted our governors office and within a week he was given his VA rating. He was rated 100% permanent and total.
Last week the family life counselor called from his unit and wants him to come in to see a doctor. I am sooo angry with them. They abandoned him, never once checking to see if he was even alive. No one has explained what we should expect or what the plan is for him. I know he will probably be medically discharged but I don’t know the process or who is supposed to be doing it. My husband is devastated about being discharged. The military is so much a part of his identity and he feels like he is losing everything. The stress is making him hear voices. I don’t know how they expect him to competently make decisions right now.
Please, any advise is appreciated! What do I need to know?
