Posted on Feb 26, 2020
How long does a Medical Board process take for someone who has exercise/allergy induced asthma?
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I want to request for Med Board process for asthma that I have and get discharge.So whats the typical duration for MEB and does it all depends on company commander and my leadership to have the process done fast?
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You are not allowed to request a med board, your provider must determine that you are unable to serve because of your disability. At your rank and time in service, you would probably be found as having no service connected disability and receive 0%disability rating. That means they would determine that you had the asthma prior to joining the Army, it just never presented itself till you joined.
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The current med board time frame is 2-6 months. The speed has nothing to do with your command and everything to do with how long it takes the VA to determine your rating. In the case of a first term Soldier (or one with only a few years) and no deployments, there would be no reason to believe the asthma was caused by the Army and so your rating would probably come back quickly.
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The current med board time frame is 2-6 months. The speed has nothing to do with your command and everything to do with how long it takes the VA to determine your rating. In the case of a first term Soldier (or one with only a few years) and no deployments, there would be no reason to believe the asthma was caused by the Army and so your rating would probably come back quickly.
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I didn't give you enough details on how everything happened.
I was deployed to Afghanistan and within couple of months I started developing asthma like symptoms.I was there for 5 months and they sent me back for better treatments.
I was deployed to Afghanistan and within couple of months I started developing asthma like symptoms.I was there for 5 months and they sent me back for better treatments.
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SPC (Join to see) oh yeah, you're definitely a med board then lol. Usually when an E4 on here asks about a MEB they're an initial term no deployment E4.
You still can't request a med board. What you can do is be referred if your current treatments aren't sufficient
You still can't request a med board. What you can do is be referred if your current treatments aren't sufficient
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SFC (Join to see) is correct, there is nothing your command can do to speed up the process. I'm in a unit where I've seen dozens of people go through the IDES process and the fastest I've seen so far is 4 1/2 months. Mine has taken about 5 1/2 months from referral to start of transition leave. A lot of moving parts, but the Army is getting much better with the process overall.
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How severe is the asthma? Will your doctor go to bat for you that its bad enough that you can't do your duties as a soldier?
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It is exercise induced asthma.I basically will not be able to perform normal Soldier activity like rucking,running or just walking with weapon and body armor on,passing ACFT would be big hurdle for me and any otherphysical activity that is expected of a Soldier.
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You would have to convince a doctor of that. Even still, I have seen command teams just watch a soldier fail their pt tests and use that to discharge them.
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The commander has a very small role to play in the medical board/separation process. The board is initiated by a doctor who gives a P3 on a profile. The time it takes from the start of a profile to separation orders varies on a few factors. A Soldier can drag it out by filing appeals. But typically with 1 condition it shouldn't take more than 6 months. The flow chart shows the process and estimated timelines.
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