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Prior Service
Posted on Feb 8, 2021
Will a concussion disqualify me from Army service or from OCS? Should I report it on the medical questionnaire and can it be waived?
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Hello Rallypoint Community,
Long-time lurker, first time post-er.
I have 6 years AD with the Air Force plus almost 2 years in the Air Force Reserves. I'm in talks with the Army National Guard to get commissioned. They can have me in BCT soon and enrolled in OCS by June. However I have a question about the medical questionnaire...
I suffered a concussion during a bicycle accident two years ago. It was minor. I had memory loss and fatigue for about the first hour post-accident. Less than 24 hours later, I passed physical, neurological, memory, cognitive, and auditory tests by the doctor. I was 100% recovered a few weeks later. CAT scans and MRI 6 months later showed no abnormalities and I have not suffered any symptoms since.
I read the regs from AR 40-501 regarding head injuries and my symptoms should not disqualify me, however what I want to know is...
Is this something I need to report in the medical questionnaire?
If so, will I have to obtain a waiver for it before going to BCT?
Can an injury like this disqualify me from Army service or from OCS?
Long-time lurker, first time post-er.
I have 6 years AD with the Air Force plus almost 2 years in the Air Force Reserves. I'm in talks with the Army National Guard to get commissioned. They can have me in BCT soon and enrolled in OCS by June. However I have a question about the medical questionnaire...
I suffered a concussion during a bicycle accident two years ago. It was minor. I had memory loss and fatigue for about the first hour post-accident. Less than 24 hours later, I passed physical, neurological, memory, cognitive, and auditory tests by the doctor. I was 100% recovered a few weeks later. CAT scans and MRI 6 months later showed no abnormalities and I have not suffered any symptoms since.
I read the regs from AR 40-501 regarding head injuries and my symptoms should not disqualify me, however what I want to know is...
Is this something I need to report in the medical questionnaire?
If so, will I have to obtain a waiver for it before going to BCT?
Can an injury like this disqualify me from Army service or from OCS?
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Lots of people in the Army have had concussions. After all the blast injuries and TBIs in Iraq and Afghanistan, the DOD has been attempting to track brain injuries over Soldiers service. You read the regulation and so you've already answered your own question
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This is a public website and you have just declared a head injury and gross details about it. You have to annotate it now.
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SSgt Derek Newman
I was looking for opinions on the situation and others' experience. There was never a question about being completely honest or not.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
Read the forms, you have to report it and you asked:
Is this something I need to report in the medical questionnaire?
So you were considering not reporting it. Do I think someone reviewing your file is coming on here to check every patient, no. Do you need to get smarter on how you write things down in social media, absolutely.
Is this something I need to report in the medical questionnaire?
So you were considering not reporting it. Do I think someone reviewing your file is coming on here to check every patient, no. Do you need to get smarter on how you write things down in social media, absolutely.
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SSgt Derek Newman
MAJ Byron Oyler Wow, thanks for telling me what i was thinking and judging how i write in one post. You're a real charmer.
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