Questions concerning PEB outcome and PCSing while LIMDU

I’m an officer with 7 years this coming May. I was referred to a PEB in late November 2021 and am going through the process now. Given delays due to COVID, apparently PEBs are taking about year, so I don’t expect to get the board’s findings in NOV 2022. I have a heart disease (ARVC) that’s characterized by sudden cardiac arrest and frequent heart palpitations, the treatment for which is placement of an internal defibrillator (ICD).

My PRD for my current command (shore duty) is May 2022 and they intend to PCS me while I’m LIMDU. I would rather not PCS pending my PEB as it would uproot my family and it seems that there is a high likelihood that I will be separated, which would occur only two months after my PCS. The lawyer assigned to me informed me that officers can in fact be PCS’d while LIMDU, but enlisted can’t which made no sense to me. My command formally requested to keep me pending the results of the PEB, but was denied. My concern here is that the convening authority for the PEB will change and screw up or extend the process. A year is long enough to wait for PEB results, I’d really rather not have to wait even longer.

My questions:

1. Has anybody here had a PEB for ARVC or a defibrillator/pacemaker and if so what was the outcome?
2. Has anyone else PCS’d while LIMDU pending a PEB? If so, how did it affect your PEB?

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[akd07]

I am an officer with about 15 years, and set to PCS this summer before health issues came up.

I just received a pacemaker/defibrillator 4 days ago due to high degree heart block post COVID (likely triggered an auto-immune issue). I want to avoid PCS if possible for the same reasons as you. Not to mention that I'd have to switch my medical team actively treating an ongoing issue and PCS while worrying about all that.

I discussed with my detailer and he seemed amenable to keeping me at my current command - although I haven't even started the LIMDU process (next week).

Sorry to not have an exact answer for you, but hopefully helps to know you're not the only one in the situation! Good luck!

 

[hopper626]

Thanks for the reply. Actually some good news on my front. The LIMDU folks in Millington (PERS-821 I think) stepped in to review my situation and decided with my Detailer that it would be best to keep me in my current command. I’m not sure what changed or what triggered the review, but they cited what you mentioned: continuity of care and the fact that PCSing would change the convening authority and the transfer of all my case information would most likely extend the PEB process.

My detailer originally said he was amenable to keeping me at my Current command but later wrote me orders (I’m still unsure what changed there). I hope that you’re able to stay where you are during this process.

 

[NoahPayne95]

I am officer with 10 years, i was diagnosed with hearth disease and now im in hospital, attached with life supporting machines.

 

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