Can someone that was discharged from the service, but found to be disabled by VA, request a Med board be completed for retirement purposes? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-that-was-discharged-from-the-service-but-found-to-be-disabled-by-va-request-a-med-board-be-completed-for-retirement-purposes <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Tue, 22 Mar 2016 18:16:52 -0400 Can someone that was discharged from the service, but found to be disabled by VA, request a Med board be completed for retirement purposes? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-that-was-discharged-from-the-service-but-found-to-be-disabled-by-va-request-a-med-board-be-completed-for-retirement-purposes <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> SFC James Massey Tue, 22 Mar 2016 18:16:52 -0400 2016-03-22T18:16:52-04:00 Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Mar 22 at 2016 6:35 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-that-was-discharged-from-the-service-but-found-to-be-disabled-by-va-request-a-med-board-be-completed-for-retirement-purposes?n=1396805&urlhash=1396805 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>While in service did you have a permanent profile? MAJ Ken Landgren Tue, 22 Mar 2016 18:35:30 -0400 2016-03-22T18:35:30-04:00 Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Mar 22 at 2016 7:08 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-that-was-discharged-from-the-service-but-found-to-be-disabled-by-va-request-a-med-board-be-completed-for-retirement-purposes?n=1396851&urlhash=1396851 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This is complete conjecture (wild guess) but:<br /><br />If you are ALREADY discharged you likely fall under the DeptVA rolls as opposed to the DoD rolls.<br /><br />The DeptArmy is going to look at you as a "Not my problem." Where's the benefit to the DeptArmy of Retiring you? I know this comes across as callous but I'm looking at it from a "pencil pusher" (aka bureaucratic) point of view, and at first glance that's not a problem I would touch unless someone forced me to (again talking like a Bureaucrat, not as a person). Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS Tue, 22 Mar 2016 19:08:22 -0400 2016-03-22T19:08:22-04:00 Response by SFC Patricia JANE Babcock made Mar 22 at 2016 10:50 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-that-was-discharged-from-the-service-but-found-to-be-disabled-by-va-request-a-med-board-be-completed-for-retirement-purposes?n=1397301&urlhash=1397301 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes, thru the Army Board for Correction of Military Records if you are able to show that the disability made you unfit for duty prior to your separation, was not caused by misconduct, you weren't (or shouldn't have been) under UCMJ procedures,.... <br /><br /> It is a exacting process and can often take a year. All though they are supposed to request your Service treatment records, your VA rating records, VA treatment records, and ask you to gather or sign a release for any non-service/non-VA records your best bet is to provide these. Providing them makes the processing god easier and often faster with better results. All to often denials are because the evidence of record was either not in the ABCMR file or unavailable when they did their request. <br /><br />See <a target="_blank" href="http://arba.army.pentagon.mil/abcmr-overview.cfm">http://arba.army.pentagon.mil/abcmr-overview.cfm</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/050/988/qrc/divider-breadcrumb.jpg?1458701237"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://arba.army.pentagon.mil/abcmr-overview.cfm">Army Review Boards Agency (ARBA)</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The Army Review Boards Agency serves as the highest administrative level for review of personnel actions taken by lower levels of the Army and administers a number of boards including those listed below.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SFC Patricia JANE Babcock Tue, 22 Mar 2016 22:50:05 -0400 2016-03-22T22:50:05-04:00 Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 23 at 2016 8:11 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-that-was-discharged-from-the-service-but-found-to-be-disabled-by-va-request-a-med-board-be-completed-for-retirement-purposes?n=1397865&urlhash=1397865 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As SFC Babcock said, however you will also need to have a really good reason why you did not MEB while still Active. ALSO, the reason for an Army side medical retirement must because you have Service Disqualifying medical conditions. Its a different set of standards than when you get in the Service, but still strict. Also your MOS requirements are looked at. For example: the VA said you have tinnitus so they will give 10%, and for fun they said you need a CPAP machine so thats 50% VA. With VA math thats about 50ish % disability. However, none of those reasons are Service disqualifiers nor would they warrant an MEB. SSG Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 23 Mar 2016 08:11:22 -0400 2016-03-23T08:11:22-04:00 Response by SFC James Massey made Mar 25 at 2016 12:14 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-that-was-discharged-from-the-service-but-found-to-be-disabled-by-va-request-a-med-board-be-completed-for-retirement-purposes?n=1403776&urlhash=1403776 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this discussion so far. I have always been a soldiers NCO and have always put my soldiers first during my time in uniform (27 years). I know the soldier (vet) that I am getting this information for will appreciate your input. I have cut and pasted your information into a word document so I could email the information to him. I deleted your pictures but left your names as to give you the credit you so richly deserve. I would never take credit for work I did not do. Once again I thank you and I still welcome any more comments and ideas from others if you have them. It is always better to have more information then not enough. SFC James Massey Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:14:22 -0400 2016-03-25T12:14:22-04:00 2016-03-22T18:16:52-04:00