Posted on Sep 17, 2019
If a soldier gets injured during an airborne jump and has to get medically retired, does that change the way the Army / VA rates him/her?
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A fellow SSG of mine was hurt during an Airborne jump and was required surgery, with the possibility of being medically retired. Being on hazard duty orders from jumping, does that change the way the soldier is rated? Or does this injury get looked at the same as if the soldier was in the gym working out and hurt their shoulder?
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An injury during a jump will be considered a combat injury and should be V 1/3 coded. I was nediacaly retired and received 5 V codes (Combat related). Four of the five were due to jump injuries. He does not have to be in a war zone to be coded V. It could be in training for combat as well.
This might shine a little light on the process: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/military-disability-medical-separations-and-retirements-3356969
When a Military Member May Be Retired for Medical Reasons
When a military member has a medical condition (including mental illness), they may be separated (or retired) from the military for medical reasons.
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That is exactly what we were thinking. Being on hazard duty orders was the only reason we believed that there may be an exception.
LTC Trent Klug
Actually, that's not true SFC. I will leave it at that since I work at a PEB and may have this case come across my desk.
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This is really good information. These types of things are always so hard to truly understand. which in turn usually makes for great conversations.
Key here is to make sure medical records are accurate and if it's deployment related, make it known; if it's training related, make it known. And absolutely go get it checked out.
First off, good luck to you and your process. I hope everything goes well.
Secondly, it is a very ridiculous process lol and I have heard that from day one in the Army. Ensure everything is annotated and keep your records.