i have typed it out so many times, hoping to get responses but have had zero luck. hopefully this will be the place for me to be.
husband was referred to MEB late october 2017 and all paperwork was submitted two weeks ago. MEB for severe migraines prostrating 5-6 times a week for past seven years. [VA list is a laundry list, including CPAP machine and sleep apnea, BP issues, hearing loss, etc]
got a call monday saying his findings and ratings were in, so yesterday he went and they told him he was found FIT.
when they asked the DOD why he was found FIT, they copied and pasted his chief's four sentence statement.
his chief's statement was more or less my husband's latest eval - which of course is extremely positive.
when my husband went into work, his chief asked how it all went. my husband showed him why they found him FIT, and pointed to the statement the MEB made - and his chief openly admitted that he had misread what they were asking for, and that he had screwed up. the MEB asked how the migraines had negatively effected the sailor at his job, but instead the chief thought [i am assuming?] they were asking what kind of sailor he was.
anyway - we are contesting this. all of his medical records, statements, etc say he is unfit. some of our concerns, and maybe someone can help us:
we have now worked with three different PEBLOs. we were told we would just work with the one, and instead we are getting thrown from one person to the next - which has not made this whole thing easy at all.
the lawyer we were assigned to has not contacted us for counsel and it has been almost 48 hours. this lawyer isn't even in the same state as us and refuses to give her phone number out to her clients. we have asked numerous times, and everyone continues to tell us the same thing, over and over - no phone calls to her - only email. we have TEN DAYS to get this stuff together, and we have no idea what to get together because she has yet to counsel us.keep in mind three of those days is a three day weekend coming up - which means we don't even have ten days to get this done... is there anything we can do about this?
even if his chief and command make new statements, will this even have any weight for a new medboard?
what are some things we can include that would help? a statement from me, as his spouse?
past co-workers that have seen him go through this for years? current co-workers statements?
we both feel we have been given the short end of the stick when it comes to who has been helping us with this [PEBLO, lawyer] so we are in high hopes to get information from you all. i know this isn't the norm, but it's what we need to do. if they will not fight for my husband, i will. i cannot see him like this anymore.
thank you, everyone!
husband was referred to MEB late october 2017 and all paperwork was submitted two weeks ago. MEB for severe migraines prostrating 5-6 times a week for past seven years. [VA list is a laundry list, including CPAP machine and sleep apnea, BP issues, hearing loss, etc]
got a call monday saying his findings and ratings were in, so yesterday he went and they told him he was found FIT.
when they asked the DOD why he was found FIT, they copied and pasted his chief's four sentence statement.
his chief's statement was more or less my husband's latest eval - which of course is extremely positive.
when my husband went into work, his chief asked how it all went. my husband showed him why they found him FIT, and pointed to the statement the MEB made - and his chief openly admitted that he had misread what they were asking for, and that he had screwed up. the MEB asked how the migraines had negatively effected the sailor at his job, but instead the chief thought [i am assuming?] they were asking what kind of sailor he was.
anyway - we are contesting this. all of his medical records, statements, etc say he is unfit. some of our concerns, and maybe someone can help us:
we have now worked with three different PEBLOs. we were told we would just work with the one, and instead we are getting thrown from one person to the next - which has not made this whole thing easy at all.
the lawyer we were assigned to has not contacted us for counsel and it has been almost 48 hours. this lawyer isn't even in the same state as us and refuses to give her phone number out to her clients. we have asked numerous times, and everyone continues to tell us the same thing, over and over - no phone calls to her - only email. we have TEN DAYS to get this stuff together, and we have no idea what to get together because she has yet to counsel us.keep in mind three of those days is a three day weekend coming up - which means we don't even have ten days to get this done... is there anything we can do about this?
even if his chief and command make new statements, will this even have any weight for a new medboard?
what are some things we can include that would help? a statement from me, as his spouse?
past co-workers that have seen him go through this for years? current co-workers statements?
we both feel we have been given the short end of the stick when it comes to who has been helping us with this [PEBLO, lawyer] so we are in high hopes to get information from you all. i know this isn't the norm, but it's what we need to do. if they will not fight for my husband, i will. i cannot see him like this anymore.
thank you, everyone!
