Posted on Sep 12, 2020
Will VA benefits/ treatments prevent me from going from guard to active?
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I'm in the MT ANG and was about to go active when I was told me knee injury that was supposed to be a few months of rehab was now going to be surgery and my jaw injury that was supposed to be a minor surgery was postponed so long by Tricare and med dept that I now need a bilateral TMJ replacement which is a major surgery. Both injuries happened while on duty and I am recovering ahead of schedule from the knee surgery. I have 3 years left on this enlistment but have been told to file VA claims if I want my jaw fixed. Would having VA claims mess with me going active? Due to COVID, it can be another 6 months to 2 years to get my jaw fixed. Do I have to wait until I get the surgery to go active? Would the VA still have to treat that injury if I'm on the active side? If I waited out the rest of this contract, would the claims prevent reenlistment?
Re-enlistment
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Enlisted
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 6
You can not enter active duty while actively being treated by the VA. You must be fully complete with treatment and rehab before entrance to AD
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You can’t receive VA compensation while on active duty. You have to apply to suspend your benefits. Once you leave active duty, you will apply once again for themSPC (Join to see)
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SPC (Join to see) When you go active duty You will have the VA suspended your compensation payments. Whatever you currently have service connected will stay the same and waiting for you after you get off active duty. While on active duty any injury incurred could be claimed when you ETS. If approved Those will be added to your current rating for competition.
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COL David Turk In the guard, if it takes more than a year to get treated they boot you off their insurance and make you go through the VA.
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SFC Chuck Martinez
1SG (Join to see) - I have been with the VA for over 10 years, 180% of disabilities, war-related, and well as active duty-related injuries. While on active duty, you are allowed to stay in the service with what they call a temporary medical profile. The military uses the PULHES for grading an individual's medical standings from head to toes. You have to be 100% physically fit and pass all physical fitness test to get into active duty. PULHES stands for P Physical capacity/stamina. U -for Upper Body, L is for the lower body, H is for hearing, E for eyes, and S for Stability/Psychiatric. If anyone of these evaluations is questioned, the possibility of getting in is slim. The only one where you can get a waiver is with the eyesight if it is correctable with glasses but your MOS possibilities are less or few to pick from!!
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The VA claim itself won't be what prevents you from going active. It will be the underlying conditions you filed the claim for that will create issues for your when you try to go active.
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I am certain that no military service will touch you. Now that all branches of service are strictly voluntary, they can pick and chose who they want. They will not take anybody that has a physical disability.
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