My husband has served in Coast Guard for 13yrs and last year he had surgery for a pituatary tumor and has lost three hormonal functions and is currently taking three medications to replace those lost functions. He also has some residual tissue left in his brain.
Last week we received a letter stating that he is unfit for duty and is going to be placed on the temporary disability retirement list. We both were stunned to find this out. The Coast Guard just last month moved us across the country to a new duty station and has given my husband an xpo billet to head up a brand new cutter. Needless to say we both are just beside ourselves with grief and shock. Not only has this happend he also is currently number one on the servicewide and is both ashore and afloat officer in charge qualifed. We stand to lose so much, all the hard work he's put in and now there telling him he's unfit. My husband loves his job and can't see himself doing anything else. He's beside himself and wants to fight the to keep his job.
My question is should we fight? I've read that fighting the system can back fire on you and you can come out all the worse for doing so.
Also is 40 percent enough given the fact that he'll be on the medication for life and without it he can hardly function.
This situation is very overwhelming and devestating my husband is going to lose up to 75 percent of his pay and we are truly at a loss as to what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
One other note the medications he is currently taking make him feel better than he has in years.
Thank you,
Kim
Last week we received a letter stating that he is unfit for duty and is going to be placed on the temporary disability retirement list. We both were stunned to find this out. The Coast Guard just last month moved us across the country to a new duty station and has given my husband an xpo billet to head up a brand new cutter. Needless to say we both are just beside ourselves with grief and shock. Not only has this happend he also is currently number one on the servicewide and is both ashore and afloat officer in charge qualifed. We stand to lose so much, all the hard work he's put in and now there telling him he's unfit. My husband loves his job and can't see himself doing anything else. He's beside himself and wants to fight the to keep his job.
My question is should we fight? I've read that fighting the system can back fire on you and you can come out all the worse for doing so.
Also is 40 percent enough given the fact that he'll be on the medication for life and without it he can hardly function.
This situation is very overwhelming and devestating my husband is going to lose up to 75 percent of his pay and we are truly at a loss as to what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
One other note the medications he is currently taking make him feel better than he has in years.
Thank you,
Kim