Do I have to have an LOD for when I was injured during my mobilization?

SFC Jake Middaugh — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:33:25 -0400

Do I have to have an LOD for when I was injured during my mobilization?
I was mobilized at Fort Bragg and assigned to FORSCOM on title 10 orders.
I thought if you were on active duty, you didn't need in LOD. But now the Army Reserve Medical Management Center says they require one.

All my medical records show I was on active duty and all my treatment was provided by Womack hospital!

Response by 1SG Charles Hunter made Jul 11 at 2019 1:29 PM

1SG Charles Hunter — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:29:26 -0400

This is extracted from https://www.cuddiganlaw.com/video/what-is-a-line-of-duty-determination-.cfm
‘Here’s how it works. Under military regulations the L-O-D process is required when an active duty service member has an illness, injury, or disease that results in the inability to perform military duties for more than 24 hours, is likely to cause permanent disability, or results in the death of a service member. The outcome of a Line of Duty investigation will be one of four decisions.
‘The best possible outcome is “In the Line of Duty”. This is the presumed decision unless the facts show that the service member’s illness, injury, or death occurred while the individual was absent without authority or caused by that person’s misconduct. If the determination is “In the Line of Duty”, then the service member is eligible for VA benefits.’

The command or medical facility normally issues a presumptive determination of "In line of duty" unless the member was absent without authority.

What is a Line of Duty Determination? And How Can That Affect a VA Disability Claim?

A Line of Duty determination is an administrative procedure for determining a member’s duty status at the time of injury, illness, disability, or death.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 11 at 2019 5:21 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:21:09 -0400

Advice I always was received was get an LOD wrote up for anytime you are injured whether in active duty orders or inactive duty training. I always think of it as “if it’s not documented it didn’t happen” and yes you have medical records showing treatment, so doing an LOD shouldn’t be difficult to get done.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Jul 13 at 2019 9:39 AM

SGM Bill Frazer — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 09:39:27 -0400

Since you have returned to the land of others, an LOD is necessary to show if the accident/injury is service related. We had them all the time in the Active Army- Most were not formal LOD, just an entry in med records- injured on duty. Questionable injuries had to have a LOD tho.