Posted on Jun 19, 2021
Is it possible for someone in the Army reserves to be referred to an MEB/PEB and get a medical discharge?
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Hi, my husband is currently serving in the Army reserves and also suffering from active duty PTSD for which he has been seeing a private therapist and psychiatrist for over 7 months now. He's not eligible for VA. He's on multiple prescription drugs. He has sent his doctor's note to his unit and they've sent him a profile packet which they want filled by his doctor but his doctor is not comfortable in completing that packet. What options do we have in this scenario? Can he be referred to MEB/PEB being in the reserves and get a medical discharge?
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I believe he needs to go to the VA. He has a DD-214 which shows he was on active duty. If he was in combat oh, he can go to a Veterans Administration forensic psychologist and figure out his level of trauma. I met a captain and that Wounded Warrior Battalion who was going to see a forensic psychologist due to his traumatic brain injury. My father was kicked out of the Army National Guard because he suffered asthma from going to the chemical warfare School. His Decades of asthma documentation and the Veterans Administration finally granted him 100% disability three years before he passed away. If he has a documentation, you should be able to convince Veterans Administration medical doctors that he needs to be treated and possibly medically boarded.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown COL (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025 SFC James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"
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Cindy Smith
He does have a DD214 but we don't know how to get into VA system or talk to a VA doctor. We have been spending a ton of money on private doctors and therapist which is unsustainable.
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LTC Stephen Conway
Cindy Smith just go to va.gov and register. You should have hospital within a hundred miles of your house. You could probably do some of the paperwork online and then go there. Speaking to someone on the phone should be easy. I live in Canada and if I had issues, the Veterans Administration in both Canada and the USA are linked so they could refer Medical Treatments referral up here even though I'm 8 hours away from the US border. It can be done!
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Cindy Smith If his injury/condition is Service connected, he is VA eligible. Recommend he go to DAV or another veteran service organization and file a VA claim while you wait on the unit in the process MAJ (Join to see) describes.
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LTC Jason Mackay
Cindy Smith if the condition is service connected to his Active Duty Service, then it is VA eligible.
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Shot answer is yes - reservist can be medically seperated. Unfortunately, the process is often long and complicated.
The commander may request a fit for duty evaluation, the provider doing his PHA can make a note that something is wrong/needs further evaluation, or the civilian provider can do the paperwork for the Army. Most of the time a medical review board is not triggered until there is a P3 or P4 on a military profile.
If he was on active duty and being treated for PTSD, he should be elligible for continued treatment through the VA. It is a process. https://www.va.gov/health-care/apply/application
The commander may request a fit for duty evaluation, the provider doing his PHA can make a note that something is wrong/needs further evaluation, or the civilian provider can do the paperwork for the Army. Most of the time a medical review board is not triggered until there is a P3 or P4 on a military profile.
If he was on active duty and being treated for PTSD, he should be elligible for continued treatment through the VA. It is a process. https://www.va.gov/health-care/apply/application
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yes BUT that requires a rating of 30% or higher by some governmental entity witch uses the same criteria as the Army and VA. I don't understand where his rating is coming from.
the decision rests with the Army (or other branch) Board for Correction of Military Record by submitting a DD149. It took me four years with a VA rating.
the decision rests with the Army (or other branch) Board for Correction of Military Record by submitting a DD149. It took me four years with a VA rating.
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Yes it is possible. If your husband has PTSD from time on AD I would be curious as to why he is not eligible for VA care. It would qualify.
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SSgt Christophe Murphy
Cindy Smith - The unit has no say in it either way. That's a conversation to have with the VA. Your husband needs to contact the VA and work with them on it before anything is ruled out.
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