Can outside legal counsel help you in a 40-68 credentialing hearing?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:22:49 -0400

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Apr 10 at 2017 2:33 PM

SGM Erik Marquez — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:33:32 -0400

Sir, are you asking as you go in to your boards? Or asking having failed your boards a 1st, or 2nd time, looking for a third attempt or the dealing with the issues that arise post failure?

What I know about medical boards and success and or failure could hardly fill a thimble, a miniature thimble, a miniature thimble partially filled with water..

So your question is better answered by a lawyer with experience in such cases. Id guess.

The only close experience I have with that area is having had our PA a captain taping up a broken toe for me post xrays ..and 3 months later after moving on to division, seeing him at a training range leading an infantry platoon (poorly i might add) Seems he failed his cert boards twice, and was removed from the PA program, returned to the field he came from and lost his CPT rank attained while he was in the PA program.

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Apr 10 at 2017 4:08 PM

MSG Brad Sand — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:08:17 -0400

Can? Yes, they can, but not saying they will. IF you have the money and desire, check them out. With civilian legal advice, you should look for the people who specialize in what you are needing.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Apr 10 at 2017 9:10 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:10:52 -0400

Waaay outside my wheelhouse. LTC Kevin B. any experience here?

MAJ Charles Blake any experience on this?

Response by MAJ Byron Oyler made Apr 11 at 2017 11:30 AM

MAJ Byron Oyler — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:30:15 -0400

You can always seek outside legal counsel but my question where is the person at in the process and is it really needed? There are different levels of cases, some start low at peer review and go higher. I have been on the review side and maybe be of some assist if messaged.