Good evening,
So here is my situation. I'm looking for what everyone thinks the likely outcomes will be. Thanks!
I have a congenital Bicuspid Aortic valve and aortic root aneurysm that was recently operated on (1 Feb 2010). I now have a mechanical aortic valve and part of my aortic root was replaced. I will require lifetime Coumadin/Warfarin therapy.
In June 2003 I was commissioned a 2LT in the Air Force. In Jan 2004 at a routine physical, my Air Force doctor says to me "How'd you ever get in the Air Force? I'm sending you to an MEB for your Bicuspid valve!". I went thru the entire MEB/PEB process (medical discharge, existed prior to service, 10% disability, 0 severance was the answer I kept getting), and ended up doing the final appeal to the Secretary of the Air Force where I was returned to duty with an assignment limitation code that basically restricted me to stateside duties. This was all concluded by Dec 2004.
Now fast forward 6 1/2 years or so. On Feb 1 2010 I had the aortic valve replaced with a mechanical valve and part of my aortic root replaced. Since the valve is mechanical, I will require lifetime coumadin/warfarin therapy. I am still on convalescent leave but the MEB office at my base (Hanscom AFB) has started the RILO process (Review in lieu of I believe is what it means). They have told me that the outcome of the RILO could be a requirement to do an MEB/PEB. I asked what they thought the likely outcomes would be but they said they had no idea. Does anyone have any idea what is going to happen?
Will the RILO just return me to duty since I am expected to have no physical restrictions once I heal and already have an assignment limitation code? The idea with this approach is that nothing has really changed in what I can or cannot do or where I can or cannot go, and when you think about it, I am actually "healthier" now than I was before.
I have 6 1/2 years of service and am now a Captain. If I have to do an MEB/PEB, what is the likely outcome? Some sort of medical discharge? If I am discharged will I receive severance pay or anything like that, keeping in mind that this is a condition that I was born with? I don't know if it is considered to have been aggravated by my military service or not.
Also..I am an acquisition officer/program manager so I work in an office. No crazy field exercises or anything like that.
Thanks for the insight everyone!
--Jason
So here is my situation. I'm looking for what everyone thinks the likely outcomes will be. Thanks!
I have a congenital Bicuspid Aortic valve and aortic root aneurysm that was recently operated on (1 Feb 2010). I now have a mechanical aortic valve and part of my aortic root was replaced. I will require lifetime Coumadin/Warfarin therapy.
In June 2003 I was commissioned a 2LT in the Air Force. In Jan 2004 at a routine physical, my Air Force doctor says to me "How'd you ever get in the Air Force? I'm sending you to an MEB for your Bicuspid valve!". I went thru the entire MEB/PEB process (medical discharge, existed prior to service, 10% disability, 0 severance was the answer I kept getting), and ended up doing the final appeal to the Secretary of the Air Force where I was returned to duty with an assignment limitation code that basically restricted me to stateside duties. This was all concluded by Dec 2004.
Now fast forward 6 1/2 years or so. On Feb 1 2010 I had the aortic valve replaced with a mechanical valve and part of my aortic root replaced. Since the valve is mechanical, I will require lifetime coumadin/warfarin therapy. I am still on convalescent leave but the MEB office at my base (Hanscom AFB) has started the RILO process (Review in lieu of I believe is what it means). They have told me that the outcome of the RILO could be a requirement to do an MEB/PEB. I asked what they thought the likely outcomes would be but they said they had no idea. Does anyone have any idea what is going to happen?
Will the RILO just return me to duty since I am expected to have no physical restrictions once I heal and already have an assignment limitation code? The idea with this approach is that nothing has really changed in what I can or cannot do or where I can or cannot go, and when you think about it, I am actually "healthier" now than I was before.
I have 6 1/2 years of service and am now a Captain. If I have to do an MEB/PEB, what is the likely outcome? Some sort of medical discharge? If I am discharged will I receive severance pay or anything like that, keeping in mind that this is a condition that I was born with? I don't know if it is considered to have been aggravated by my military service or not.
Also..I am an acquisition officer/program manager so I work in an office. No crazy field exercises or anything like that.
Thanks for the insight everyone!
--Jason