Posted on Feb 15, 2018
What is the timeline for a decision on a compassionate reassignment?
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We arrived at ft stewart end of July 2015 not even a month later our 3yr old was hospitalized for her breathing (oxygen level at 88-89)after the 3rd day a Dr came in and said we over reacted it was a cold (umm ok) since we have been here she has been to the ER 14 times hospitalized in Nov 2016 four 4 days and then again in September 2017 this time she was rushed by ambulance and sent to Savannah and put in ICU for 24hrs she had to be given magnesium because her muscles were so over worked trying to breath. Next step would be intubated she was then moved to the children's ward for 3 days. All of this has been because of breathing issues. After her last stay and being on steroids 11 times and antibiotics 8 not to mentions constant breathing treatments, steroid inhaler, rescue inhalers (we were using her rescue inhaler so much tricare wanted to start charging us). She was finally put on ADVAIR 2 puffs twice aday (still needs her rescue inhaler every day). We finally turned in compassionate reassignment paper Oct 5 2017 HRC received it Nov. 13 we never heard anything countless times my husband would ask his S1 I would call begging for answers finally end of January someone at HRC was willing to talk to me they said they didn't have this or that saying she was only hospitalized once back in Aug. Of 2015 but we gave S1 everything I even got her prescriptions printed out highlighted what was steroids what was antibiotics everything. Mind you she was on steroids so much it messed up her stomach she takes meds meant for people with ulcers. This has been nothing but a battle. We even explained when we got to Wa state to visit every summer for 2m she never needs her inhaler she is a normal kid running around playing swimming and as soon as we got back here she has breathing problems. When we got back Aug 2 of 2017 she was put on steroids twice within 3wks of eachother that's when she was sent to ICU in Savannah put on steroids there then continued steroids when we got home. I just want answers on to why it is taken so long. Has anyone else gone through this?????
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It depends.
In 2014, when my daughter was six weeks old, we found out she has congenital nephrotic syndrome. It's rare. Both parents have to have the gene to pass it on. I had never heard of it. She was in the hospital three weeks that first time. We came home (I was then married to her dad, we are divorced now) for three weeks and she got sent back. Ended up there for a month. I submitted a compassionate reassignment on suggestion of her PCM after we got back the beginning of November. By right before Thanksgiving (like the day before) I got an email from the BDE CSM that it was approved. So mine only took three weeks. I guess our S1 was better...I don't know. I got orders to report to my currrent assignment by Jan 2015.
If you say he gave S1 everything and HRC says they are missing documentation then something got lost between S1 and HRC.
If S1 isn't doing their job he needs to push it up the chain. I don't know what else it is. I submitted my packet to S1 probably around Nov 8th and not even joking it was right before Thanksgiving break that I got the email from CSM and S1 that it was approved. Sounds like either S1 is dropping the ball or someone at HRC is dropping the ball. Push it to higher - company cdr and if nothing bn commander and so on.
Edit: I had her enrolled in EFMP before I filed the compassioante. After her first hospital stay as soon as I got back I went to EFMP. I also had letters from her PCM at Ft Riley and her doctosr that diagnosed her at the Children's Hospital. Everything that's listed in the reg about compassionate reassignment you have to make sure you do it.
In 2014, when my daughter was six weeks old, we found out she has congenital nephrotic syndrome. It's rare. Both parents have to have the gene to pass it on. I had never heard of it. She was in the hospital three weeks that first time. We came home (I was then married to her dad, we are divorced now) for three weeks and she got sent back. Ended up there for a month. I submitted a compassionate reassignment on suggestion of her PCM after we got back the beginning of November. By right before Thanksgiving (like the day before) I got an email from the BDE CSM that it was approved. So mine only took three weeks. I guess our S1 was better...I don't know. I got orders to report to my currrent assignment by Jan 2015.
If you say he gave S1 everything and HRC says they are missing documentation then something got lost between S1 and HRC.
If S1 isn't doing their job he needs to push it up the chain. I don't know what else it is. I submitted my packet to S1 probably around Nov 8th and not even joking it was right before Thanksgiving break that I got the email from CSM and S1 that it was approved. Sounds like either S1 is dropping the ball or someone at HRC is dropping the ball. Push it to higher - company cdr and if nothing bn commander and so on.
Edit: I had her enrolled in EFMP before I filed the compassioante. After her first hospital stay as soon as I got back I went to EFMP. I also had letters from her PCM at Ft Riley and her doctosr that diagnosed her at the Children's Hospital. Everything that's listed in the reg about compassionate reassignment you have to make sure you do it.
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S1 didn't lose your paperwork, and the person talking about waiting 9 months for orders is not applicable to this situation.
Compassionate reassignments are processed fairly quickly when HRC has all the relevant information. From what you're saying, they have a little bit of documentation saying she has allergies and you want to go to WA.
What they need is a very clear medical recommendation from her doctor stating the problems that she has and that the best course of action is relocation. In addition, she should be seeing a specialist and enrolled in EFMP.
Once you've got all that, the process is a few weeks and you'll be on orders and able to leave almost immediately.
Compassionate reassignments are processed fairly quickly when HRC has all the relevant information. From what you're saying, they have a little bit of documentation saying she has allergies and you want to go to WA.
What they need is a very clear medical recommendation from her doctor stating the problems that she has and that the best course of action is relocation. In addition, she should be seeing a specialist and enrolled in EFMP.
Once you've got all that, the process is a few weeks and you'll be on orders and able to leave almost immediately.
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LTC Jason Mackay
Jamie Green Keller I am not trying to antagonize you, but the medical documentation mentioned above:
"What they need is a very clear medical recommendation from her doctor stating the problems that she has and that the best course of action is relocation. In addition, she should be seeing a specialist and enrolled in EFMP. "
...is the most critical piece to get this done. The relocation recommendation should specifiy acceptable alternate locations or some sort of refining criteria for branch to reassign your service member. This happens for families periodically at Fort Carson due to altitude sickness. The documentation usually states that they must move to a location atnor near sea level. It is not uncommon. the letter must clearly state that the relocation is the only or best way to improve the family member's situation. Your call to HRC you mentioned them telling you they needed other documentation (the 'this and that' you mentioned). I am shocked they talked to you. They need documentation from a provider that lays it out in Fisher Price level detail so they can tick the box and cut the assignment instructions. The HRC people are not medical people. If the service member appears to be receiving treatment in the area assigned and there is no provider saying that they need to move, then no one moves.
The EFMP enrollment verifies that adequate care will be available at the new duty station , whether it is CONUS or overseas. This will save your family some hardship. It also supports the need to relocate because the Branch Manager can see that you have an EFMP family member.
If you have done all that, Recommend your service member requests an office call with his Battalion CSM through his unit First Sergeant, with all the supporting documentation and a copy of the packet that was submitted. He will need his branch manager's contact information.
"What they need is a very clear medical recommendation from her doctor stating the problems that she has and that the best course of action is relocation. In addition, she should be seeing a specialist and enrolled in EFMP. "
...is the most critical piece to get this done. The relocation recommendation should specifiy acceptable alternate locations or some sort of refining criteria for branch to reassign your service member. This happens for families periodically at Fort Carson due to altitude sickness. The documentation usually states that they must move to a location atnor near sea level. It is not uncommon. the letter must clearly state that the relocation is the only or best way to improve the family member's situation. Your call to HRC you mentioned them telling you they needed other documentation (the 'this and that' you mentioned). I am shocked they talked to you. They need documentation from a provider that lays it out in Fisher Price level detail so they can tick the box and cut the assignment instructions. The HRC people are not medical people. If the service member appears to be receiving treatment in the area assigned and there is no provider saying that they need to move, then no one moves.
The EFMP enrollment verifies that adequate care will be available at the new duty station , whether it is CONUS or overseas. This will save your family some hardship. It also supports the need to relocate because the Branch Manager can see that you have an EFMP family member.
If you have done all that, Recommend your service member requests an office call with his Battalion CSM through his unit First Sergeant, with all the supporting documentation and a copy of the packet that was submitted. He will need his branch manager's contact information.
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Some duty stations will disapprove EFMP. I'm dealing with that now. Ft Hood EFMP disapproved my daughter due to "frequency of care." But they were seeing pre-transplant. Post-transplant her specialists aren't as many or frequent so I'm working to update. So you have to keep that in mind as well. IF the base doesn't have the facilities, the personnel or even specialists nearby then EFMP will disapprove.
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Jamie Green Keller
I'm only requesting JBLM because she does well there and they have the facilities like the children's hospital in Seattle. The care here is far and few between. Her pulmonologist just says " I don't know what to do" she just keeps handing us new inhalers. Why have a child full of steroids thst damage internal organs rather then move her some where the air quality is a lot better. They denie compassionate reassignment but the military is so quick to say yes to $13,000 weight loss surgery it absolutely blows my mind.
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RESPONSE TO COMPASSIONATE ACTION REQUESTS
DA HRC will respond to compassionate requests via EDAS vice electronic message. Processing of compassionate requests is normally completed within 7-21 days. Soldiers should check with their S-1 for status of request.
^ That's from the HRC website.
AR 614-200, Chapter 5, Section III, 5-9 through 5-17 cover compassionate reassignments and EFMP. Your husband should be able to pull it up on apd with his CAC. I was going to C&P it but there was a lot of info there.
DA HRC will respond to compassionate requests via EDAS vice electronic message. Processing of compassionate requests is normally completed within 7-21 days. Soldiers should check with their S-1 for status of request.
^ That's from the HRC website.
AR 614-200, Chapter 5, Section III, 5-9 through 5-17 cover compassionate reassignments and EFMP. Your husband should be able to pull it up on apd with his CAC. I was going to C&P it but there was a lot of info there.
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