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My name is Christine. I am a mobilized reservist that is currently being early REFRAD with medical issues pending. I came across your forum and thought maybe I could get some questions answered. I was a Marine for 9 years before going into the Army National Guard and Reserves with a combined total of 25 years 10 months of service. Nice to meet you all.
 
Welcome, Christine!

Were your conditions identified within 25 days of your mobilization (including all time since you came on orders)? If not, the Personnel Policy Guidance, found in the Downloads section, mandates that you stay on orders. In my opinion, even if less than 25 days, you should not be separated/REFRAD until disposition through medical channels. However, they are currently REFRADing those identified within 25 days. This has huge implications for you, including eligibility of the benefit of the 8 year rule (making pre-existing conditions compensable).
 
Hi my name is David. I was discharged from the Air Force. 15 June 2008. I had a heart attach doing the 3 mile walk on Oct 15 2002. I was put on orders for a line of duty determination. I got line of duty for "chest pains" I went thought the local board that recommended disability retirement. The informal board recommended 20% with severance pay. I demanded a formal board the first visit they sent me back for more medical tests. I returned to the board with supportive medical documentation. The new board did not look at it they said I need a line of duty on other medical issues to be considered at the board. I got 10% this really blew my mind. I was really upset. I appealed the the sectary of the Air Force Designate. He stated the formal board made a mistake, since I was on orders for so long a line of duty was not needed. they awarded me 20%
I have a total of 24.5 years in the reserves with 11 of it Active duty. I am 49 now so in 11 years I will receive a pension form the Air Force Reserves.
I want to make an appeal to the board of military corrections, I am looking for some council. If this post is too long you can move it to the appropriate spot. I just needed to get it off my chest. Thanks David
 
You may want to consider the Physical Disability Board of Review vice the BCMR. Did you get a VA rating for this condition yet?

Mike
 
maparker said:
You may want to consider the Physical Disability Board of Review vice the BCMR. Did you get a VA rating for this condition yet?

Mike
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Hi were you referring to me ? If so, yes I have a 90% disability rating form the VA.

What is the physical Disability Board of Review ? If I go there and it does not work can I than go to the BCMR ?
 
No, if you go to PDBR, you cannot go to BCMR on the same issues. However, this is not necessarily bad as it allows you to go to Federal Court.
 
Hello to everybody. My name is Bong, from the navy and due to retire next year. I went to the doctor for medical screening needed to get a visa to a foreign country and blood was found on my urine which led to more tests (CAT SCAN, X-RAY, ETC). I was diagnosed with Colonic Diverticula and papillary necrosis. I do not know if this is rateable. Also, Is TOurette Syndrome considered an acquired disease? My eyes and facial musles twitch so much everytime I get stressed.
 
greetings

pad_guy,

i have 5 years experience working within the PDES system (Army).

i just found this forum while looking for a older version of a DA3947 because i have a troop who is being MEB'd (again) for something he was previously boarded for.

the copy of his form is NOT legible so i was looking for it myself to compare.

said troop is prior service, so i may suggest he be returned to duty with a permanent profile and MMRB.

how he got back back in is mind-boggling. i can not find any PEB proceedings on him, so we are assuming he was RTD by the MEB.

i'm going to poke around here and see. :)
 
Howdy all. I'm "stickman" AD AF 7 years and have recently been told that I will be MEBed for Clinical Depression, Anxiety, and OCPD. I was told the item that set all this in motion is because I'm no longer worldwide qualed. This site has been great thus far. Just trying to gather as much info as I can so I know the process, what to expect, and make sure I don't get the wool pulled over my eyes. Last thing I want is to be kicked to the curb without any bennies even if it's just continued treatment and meds. This is a somewhat frustrating/scary thing for me and my family since all we know is military life. I was hoping to get some info form anyone who has actually gone through the process for my symptoms and what the outcome was.
 
What's up all? I'm Tovarish1 (usually called Tova or Tov) I'm here for a multitude of info and things should be alright. Don't know what else to say at this point.
 
Tova,

Welcome! Good to have you here.
 
Hey, I have posted a couple times but never introduced myself so...., I am current AD AF. I tried to cross train into an aircrew position, and during my lab work things were noticed, and alot of work up later, I was diagnosed with a bleeding disorder, and spherocytosis (its a blood thing). So after alot of B.S. I am finally awaiting my results from the IPEB. As of now I am hoping for discharge just because I am fed up with the system, and the lack of intelligence. So here I sit, waiting, much like so many others.
 
Roadrunner--Just lucked up and found this site,,-Served in VN '70, since coming home I have lots of med. problems,,never made claim until '02,, DM-11..rated 20%, neuropathy, 10% x 2.. I had my first c&p today for other problems,, Dr. said he lost his notes,, checked me out for ten minutes and was gone.. From what I've been told before it should been a lot better and longer exam,,Guess I'll wait and try to get Dr. reports before passing judgment, Just didn't feel right..Again--glad I found this site,and can use it correctly...Jim
 
CB-WTU Soldier

Thank God for this web site!

I have a Col Doctor who said I was at my one year mark in the Community-based program and that by regulation, he had to send me to the Med Board.

I looked up the new WTU Guidance and it says that that is true, except that, ..."if the Soldier's condition requires more than one year to obtain optimum medical benefit, the referral into the PDES process will be deferred."

Now, this COL Doctor is telling me he's getting heat from Ft. Lewis - I'm coming up on some sort of "hot list" - overstaying my welcome perhaps? - but I am still in the process of getting a proper diagnosis of what's wrong with my back, neck and right shoulder. All those body parts fall under my two Army-approved LODs. I haven't gotten to the point of having been optimally medically treated for all of them yet. The neck maybe, cause they fused C5/6, but not the thoracic and shoulder. Those are still under medical diagnosis.

Since it is the military Doctor that determines this point of reaching "optimal medical treatment", I wonder what critereria is used to deterermine this point?

My civilian neurosurgeon sent the COL Doctor a several page work-up history - and at the end - the neuro-doc stated, ...I "should remain off work to allow further time to heal following the last surgery. In addition, {I} will likey have to undergo two or three more surgical procedures in the near future."

So can the Colonel Doctor, who is 500 miles away, dictate my going to the PDES process at this time? And if so, under what authority or justification? How can I get fixed if this happens? What's the point of having LODs if you can't get a chance to get yourself reasonably diagnosed and reasonably fixed?

I faxed my CB-WTU case manager a copy of the WTU consolidated guidance quote posted above, and suggested she place it atop the neurosurgeon's paperwork pile. Then shove all that paperwork under the Colonel's door - and run for her life!

Seriously, is there anything else I can do from being prematurely aborted from completing reasonable care on these LODs?
 
Hi Everyone,

I'm just starting the process myself. As you can probably figure out by my screen name it's for mental health issues. Both military and civilian docs use words like dysthymia, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, insomnia, and mix it up with words like long-term, severe, chronic.

This has been a long term project, trying to bounce back from all of this starting after a deployment in the early 2000's.

Anyways, I have over 18 years and was just trying to hold myself together with mental duct tape and bailing wire until retirement. A couple months ago I started having some episodes that ultimately made it clear I wasn't going to make it to the end. Last week the MEB process really went into to full-speed ahead mode, so now I've resigned myself to the inevitable and just plan on arming myself with enough knowledge that I can make sure they treat my right, or at least legally.

After using this screen name when I signed up here I started having second thoughts as to whether it was appropriate, or not. It's a name I used before in another forum I'd go to for mental health support. It's an attempt to hold on to a small amount of humor.
 
Talkstoself,

Welcome! Humor can sometimes help you cope, so I say, as long as you feel good about it, your screen name is just fine...

Hope you find helpful information here and get the outcome you want!
 
Hello to all, I am AD Army been in MEB since FEB 09 it has been paused 2 times for medical issues,brain lesions and lung nodules finally in SEPT it is being signed by the docs to go to san antonio. I was placed in the WTU here in Kentucky wont mention which one but it has been a nightmare, I was treated so much better in my line unit.
I have had my home searched for no reason cursed in formation by cadre and I have never had a negative anything in my career, made to get a civilian job before medical evaluations were complete, prostrating migraines where I cant see or get out of bed but made to come to work, why is WTU like this? its suppose to be for healing.
fed up!
 
Hello everyone,
It's really great to finally find a place where everyone is sharing so much helpful info. I'm not quite to the point that most visitors are. Early this year while deployed on a waterborne security mission to Africa, i sustained a severe Testicular Torsion injury requiring Urgent surgery at a "local" hospital (less than ideal condtions is an understatement :eek:). Since I am in a now non-deployable situation due to the severe pain levels of a "botched" surgery and the high concentration of medications, my command is processing me for LIMDU to a TPU command. My EAOS is in 2 months and this whole process is Terrifying to say the least. ( I currently have 16 years in with the only desire is to make 20 or more). With all this going on, people still wonder how i got the call-sign "Reaper".:D
 
Hello all. I'm an E-4 in the AFRES and have just been MEB'ed. I was placed on TDRL with an out date of 29SEP09. The board rated me 50% combat-related PTSD. Process was pretty smooth, but I sent all of the paperwork to the VA. We all know how this goes...so I was questioning what will the VA rate me for this.
 
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