Posted on Sep 1, 2016
Has anyone filed a Board of Corrections to Naval Records seeking medical retirement?
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Odd, because the question isn't aligned with the process. BCNR is the last stop to correct an error or injustice. On the disability/retirement side, it's for "Physical disability retirements (including discharge for physical disability with severance pay)." So a BCNR appeal would be related to a Medical Board which there is an error or injustice. So if the beef is the Medical Board didn't set the % high enough in your mind, there isn't much traction available if all you have is how you feel or have some urban legend thing. The best leverage is an error in the criteria utilized and analyzed. Appealing the conclusion is a tough road because, absent process errors, conclusions are the opinion of the Medical Board and are subjective to some extent. BCNR won't have a reason to deal with it. "Injustice" is what they believe, not you.
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SSG Lyle O'Rorke
I do know because it effected me there was a 9 year period where they military medical separated with severance many who should have been rated high enough for retirement. They contacted us and asked for records for a board held in San Antonio
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CAPT Kevin B.
And the yardstick can change over time. My dad was subjected to mustard gas testing at Great Lakes for which the system was in denial over for decades. He finally pulled down a box of records and glossy photos of the Chemical Warfare Testing Unit there and sent them Barbara Boxer's way. He started getting a check a month after she inquired but that was to tinnitus. VA stayed in denial for years after my dad's passing. Now they are more receptive to dealing with it.
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LCpl Mark Weiss
BCNR is the applicable route; I was contacted directly from DOD stating they thought veterans discharged for medical reasons in my time period should have been medically retired instead of just separated and it was the route to go to try and have it rectified.
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Sgt (Join to see)
This issue lies in the post deployment health assessment DOD form not asking about blast exposures prior to Janury 2008. Current form reads during this deployment. Individuals with brain injuries are being discharged, then precluded from reenlistment based upon not meeting standards. This gap or crack leads to a reduction in benefits for qualified individuals, healthcare coverage, and access to military treatment facilities.
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Sgt (Join to see) - Ouch!!! I have gotten exceptional good results from my county Veterans' Affairs counselor. That would be my first stop. Second, talk with a similar person with the DAV and/or the American Legion. Even if they are not the right place, they definitely KNOW the right place. Good Luck, Marine.
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I've mentioned this on the site sevl times, it's also been brought up by at least one other. I oipnly suggest them as they're apparently pretty much the most serious group my wife and I ever found. One of theirs did us considerable good, they're all highly scrupulous, all highly qualified, and extremely adept at very complex cases. If you'd want to get help from one of their mbrs, try for someone with prior active, we were extremely lucky to find whim we did, he was exceptionally good, honest. Obv, we know nothing of your circumstances, and, of course, you could go to a vet group, as well. However, when cases really get complex, pls do trust us when we tell you that there's no substitute for an atty of the caliber of the mbrs of that group, and well worth the cost allotted them under VA law, of that you may be assured. I've watched what they do, and what vet groups do, vet groups are all good, honest people, we've seen that, however when cases get horrendously complex, pls trust us, when we tell you, those people are the ones you want to turn to, hope was of use and or interest, be eager for any thoughts, many thanks.
I've mentioned this on the site sevl times, it's also been brought up by at least one other. I oipnly suggest them as they're apparently pretty much the most serious group my wife and I ever found. One of theirs did us considerable good, they're all highly scrupulous, all highly qualified, and extremely adept at very complex cases. If you'd want to get help from one of their mbrs, try for someone with prior active, we were extremely lucky to find whim we did, he was exceptionally good, honest. Obv, we know nothing of your circumstances, and, of course, you could go to a vet group, as well. However, when cases really get complex, pls do trust us when we tell you that there's no substitute for an atty of the caliber of the mbrs of that group, and well worth the cost allotted them under VA law, of that you may be assured. I've watched what they do, and what vet groups do, vet groups are all good, honest people, we've seen that, however when cases get horrendously complex, pls trust us, when we tell you, those people are the ones you want to turn to, hope was of use and or interest, be eager for any thoughts, many thanks.
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Sgt (Join to see)
I will check this out and report back with findings. The normative attorneys I've ran into deal with veteran benefits being denied. There is a massive wait list for attorneys. If Voc rehab wasn't so disappointing maybe more service connected disabled veterans could obtain goal of attorney to help others.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
We fiollow, pl just call them, fpif nothing else, they should be able to point you in a good direction, certainly, we'd be eager to know more, whenever you hear anything, so far as you'd care to say, by all means, glad was one f use, they're very real, that you can trust, we'd found, honest.
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