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Recently I have had the misfortune to have congestive heart failure, and upon further investigation doctors discovered I would need a heart transplant.
Being a lively 22 year old soldier, this comes to me as a major blow to my military career. What is the possible likelihood of being retained with such a condition?
Being a lively 22 year old soldier, this comes to me as a major blow to my military career. What is the possible likelihood of being retained with such a condition?
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Discharge
Posted >1 y ago
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I would have to say Medical Retirement. That's just my opinion though, I wasn't a Corpsman, Doctor, or that type of decision maker. I'm just a guy who served 20 years and has been around the block a few times.
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Fort Couch will probably be your next duty station. I'm not a doctor, however, I do know that heart conditions take a while to recover from. It's not unheard of for patients with heart problems to still be having issues after six years. Here's to hoping I'm wrong.
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It seems you want to stay in, and if it were up to me as long as you were still capable of performing your job you could. However, with the liability this would put on the military and the fact that they seem to be looking for reasons to get rid of people, I hate to say chances are high at the medical discharge.
On a good note... you should get disability for the rest of your life, and will most likely be medically covered for your condition.
On a good note... you should get disability for the rest of your life, and will most likely be medically covered for your condition.
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