Posted on Jan 18, 2021
Since I have been diagnosed with a major health issue close to my ETS, should I continue with my ETS, extend, or ask for a medboard?
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I was recently given a diagnosis for the issues I’ve been having with my legs since 2019. Turns out, the veins in my legs don’t work correctly and I have moderate artery disease as well. Thing is, I ETS July 2021, with the intent of taking terminal leave in May. Like I said, I just recently figured this diagnosis out. The doctor is saying that it’s going to be a long process of fixing and seeing how it goes until it’s treated. He hasn’t mentioned a medboard. My question is, do I continue with my ets, extend, or ask for a medboard. Can you even ask for a medboard? My biggest fear is that my artery condition won’t be treated (higher risk to fix) and I’m going to get out soon and lack the medical care I would beef if my arteries begin to have issues. What would my best option be?
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It would be stupid of you to get out right now if you are able to stay until you can be treated or med boarded. You're close enough to your ETS that your provider won't usually recommend a med board, they just tell you to get with the VA once you ETS. If you do that there will be a delay till you can get treatment and you'll be missing out on separation pay or possibly medical retirement. Extend for a year to give yourself time for treatment or separation. An MEB is initiated by your provider giving you a permanent profile. They won't usually do that until all treatment options have been exhausted, so it might take longer than a year.
This is a situation I see more often than I would like, and my advice is the same. Do not ETS with medical issues. Never ETS with medical issues. Stay and get them treated, or stay long enough to MEB. There are additional benefits that come with the MEB that you will miss out on if you ETS
This is a situation I see more often than I would like, and my advice is the same. Do not ETS with medical issues. Never ETS with medical issues. Stay and get them treated, or stay long enough to MEB. There are additional benefits that come with the MEB that you will miss out on if you ETS
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MAJ Ken Landgren
Once again I am going to piggyback off SFC Boyd because he is smarter than me. If you can get the permanent profile and it seems you will, then the right thing to do is to go through a MEB. Their goal should be to fix you or fix you to the extent they can. Sometimes the hard thing is the right thing. Going through a MEB is the right thing despite the fact it might take awhile. Your future will be shaped by going through the MEB. You will probably get a VA disability rating and free medical care from the VA. So don't follow your impulse of saying fvck it I want to get out ASAP. Keep us abreast as some of us have gone through the MEB process.
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Stay as long as you can possibly can in order to get treatment!
Here the thing SPC (Join to see), before you signed the dotted line, some physician cleared you at MEPS; right? You joined the service in good health. Hence, whatever condition you developed is due to your required duties. Like SFC (Join to see) states, "it would be stupid to get out right now". Get the treatment until all resources are exhausted. Let the Army do the heavy lifting and then transition to the VA accordingly.
Here the thing SPC (Join to see), before you signed the dotted line, some physician cleared you at MEPS; right? You joined the service in good health. Hence, whatever condition you developed is due to your required duties. Like SFC (Join to see) states, "it would be stupid to get out right now". Get the treatment until all resources are exhausted. Let the Army do the heavy lifting and then transition to the VA accordingly.
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