How long does a complex medical prescreen take for MEPS to complete?

Alexander Icenogle — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:38:13 -0400

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2021 11:34 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 23:34:26 -0400

Depends on how many med docs you turn in and do those med docs answer the doctors questions.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Apr 7 at 2021 5:45 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 05:45:29 -0400

Sad to say, as long as it takes. To be truthful any complex evaluation is questionable in itself. The military shies away from (and for good reason) allowing those with preexisting medical issues to enter service. I am not saying you will be rejected, it will take time.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2021 3:43 AM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 03:43:20 -0400

It depends! My situation? I had a broken collarbone with retained hardware and after all was said and done, I had 6 MEPS visits with the Marine Corps attempting to get a BUMED which was ultimately denied around 2009-2010. Fast forward to 2020 with the National Guard and I had 3 MEPS visits prior to getting it approved.

Response by PFC Daniel Sung made Apr 1 at 2025 1:12 AM

PFC Daniel Sung — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 01:12:29 -0400

Took me 16 months. 7 months of that were wasted, because my recruiter never sent mine up when he said he did. Got another recruiter who finally sent it up after 7 months, and it took another 9 months from there to be approved. Was taking so long I reached out to a DOD civilian on Facebook at the 9 month mark, and he managed to pull some strings and get it approved within a week. Apparently, the word was that MEPS thought I was already in the military and thus neglected to process it.