Hi, I sure could use some pointers... TLDR version: Current traditional air guardsman with the opportunity to help my medgroup with whatever my process ends up being, as in, they are new and are wading through this.
Long Version:
- I am currently a traditional in the Air Guard
- I am at 70% VA disability currently (submitting a package soon to try to get to 100)..
- Over 11 years TAFMS, almost 18 good years (8 of those TAFMS were in the Marines)
- All of my conditions that I have were reported while on active orders (mostly T32 school orders) over 30 days, some were on T32 mobilization back-fill orders but I'm not sure if that matters.
- I am in an AFSC mismatch in my current unit. Pri AFSC is 1C5-D and C/D AFSC is 1B4
- While on school orders years ago, hurt my back in the gym. No LOD, but did get cortisone shots and referred out to orthopedics while on active orders...
- Fast forward a few years, on school orders for retraining into 1B4. Hurt my back in the gym again, steroid shots again and referred out once more. LOD was generated for that but I was off active orders only days after getting that LOD, same set of orders received care for PTSD and also got an LOD from it and pretty much flunked out of school...
- Been back home as a traditional again, but stuck in an AFSC mismatch as I now cannot retrain or move positions due the medical situation..
- Our medgroup fulltime staff has been on the short side for years so, the LODs did not turn into MEDCON orders for continued care (even though I had followups scheduled and a plan from my docs)... medgroup tells me they spoke with JAG and that this should be a "Prior Service Condition" case and is now working on a NARSUM and working through a Prior Service Condition/I-RILO Checklist... (I can upload that checklist if anyone wants to see it)..
For both PTSD and my back injuries, I have nothing in my medical records from the Corps at all for either... As was/is the stigma. I only started to get help while in the guard.... so it makes the prior service thing wierd to me - none the less, I keep making sure to tell them it was a condition "aggravated" while on orders and both of my LODs have that box checked..
What I could use some help with is essentially getting feedback on what the best route forward might look like for me and if you were me, what would you focus on? My medgroup has been really honest this whole time (even though it's been about 2 years since returning from school and a medboard or anything hasn't happened because the ball kept getting dropped). I asked for a copy of the checklist and they handed it over. My commander is understanding and is willing to help out, I will have a good back and forth over the commander's impact statement.
With that said, for the impact statement.... for AFSC along with everything in block II. Effect on Unit Mission... should the AFSC be my "primary" or "current/duty"? Honestly, on the manning document my primary is still me old AFSC since I didn't make it through tech school for the retraining. This would have a large effect on how this block gets filled out. If I am supposed to put in my primary (old) AFSC, then do shredouts count? That would also make things different as I was a weapons director have a stricter criteria to adhere to that I know won't work well now. As far as my medgroup is concerned, I'm lucky person number 2 that the medical person assigned to my case has ever done and my case is certainly different from what the other was.. Hence, the willingness for me to get in the weeds with them.
Any guidance would be appreciated and yes, I've been reading AFI 48-133, AFM 48-108, and AFI 36-2910..... I've been searching the forums also so please point me to a thread that answers this if I missed it. If anyone has loads of time on their hands and wants to help a guy that just fiends after them crayons, message me!
Long Version:
- I am currently a traditional in the Air Guard
- I am at 70% VA disability currently (submitting a package soon to try to get to 100)..
- Over 11 years TAFMS, almost 18 good years (8 of those TAFMS were in the Marines)
- All of my conditions that I have were reported while on active orders (mostly T32 school orders) over 30 days, some were on T32 mobilization back-fill orders but I'm not sure if that matters.
- I am in an AFSC mismatch in my current unit. Pri AFSC is 1C5-D and C/D AFSC is 1B4
- While on school orders years ago, hurt my back in the gym. No LOD, but did get cortisone shots and referred out to orthopedics while on active orders...
- Fast forward a few years, on school orders for retraining into 1B4. Hurt my back in the gym again, steroid shots again and referred out once more. LOD was generated for that but I was off active orders only days after getting that LOD, same set of orders received care for PTSD and also got an LOD from it and pretty much flunked out of school...
- Been back home as a traditional again, but stuck in an AFSC mismatch as I now cannot retrain or move positions due the medical situation..
- Our medgroup fulltime staff has been on the short side for years so, the LODs did not turn into MEDCON orders for continued care (even though I had followups scheduled and a plan from my docs)... medgroup tells me they spoke with JAG and that this should be a "Prior Service Condition" case and is now working on a NARSUM and working through a Prior Service Condition/I-RILO Checklist... (I can upload that checklist if anyone wants to see it)..
For both PTSD and my back injuries, I have nothing in my medical records from the Corps at all for either... As was/is the stigma. I only started to get help while in the guard.... so it makes the prior service thing wierd to me - none the less, I keep making sure to tell them it was a condition "aggravated" while on orders and both of my LODs have that box checked..
What I could use some help with is essentially getting feedback on what the best route forward might look like for me and if you were me, what would you focus on? My medgroup has been really honest this whole time (even though it's been about 2 years since returning from school and a medboard or anything hasn't happened because the ball kept getting dropped). I asked for a copy of the checklist and they handed it over. My commander is understanding and is willing to help out, I will have a good back and forth over the commander's impact statement.
With that said, for the impact statement.... for AFSC along with everything in block II. Effect on Unit Mission... should the AFSC be my "primary" or "current/duty"? Honestly, on the manning document my primary is still me old AFSC since I didn't make it through tech school for the retraining. This would have a large effect on how this block gets filled out. If I am supposed to put in my primary (old) AFSC, then do shredouts count? That would also make things different as I was a weapons director have a stricter criteria to adhere to that I know won't work well now. As far as my medgroup is concerned, I'm lucky person number 2 that the medical person assigned to my case has ever done and my case is certainly different from what the other was.. Hence, the willingness for me to get in the weeds with them.
Any guidance would be appreciated and yes, I've been reading AFI 48-133, AFM 48-108, and AFI 36-2910..... I've been searching the forums also so please point me to a thread that answers this if I missed it. If anyone has loads of time on their hands and wants to help a guy that just fiends after them crayons, message me!
