Recent content by Retired44

Agree with Provis...TIS is for pay. But if I am understanding you correctly, what you were speaking of, was how many of your guard years would count toward your TAFMS. Of the 3-4 years you were in the guard, you will have to look at your breakdown and see how many of them were considered active...

You definitely need a new PCM. You should be able to go to Tricare and request a new PCM. I'm concerned that they have a diagnosis of knee pain and neck pain. While pain can be a diagnosis in of itself...it is often secondary to something...such as chronic pain secondary to a bulging disc. Or...

Ahhh yes, apologies...you are correct. I had Guard in my head. I would definitely recommend talking to the Office of Disability Counsel.

Your TIS and TAFMS are different. They will have to calculate your Guard time and add it to your 16 years. If your TAFMS is over 15 years but less than 20 years, and you go through an MEB, you will have a modified retirement commiserate with your TAFMS. I'm taking an assumption you are Air...

Just keep in mind when you put in for your retirement you still have to clear medical. If you are not meeting retention standards they may still put you through the MEB process.

This is a common misunderstanding. They are not suppose to wait until the 1 year mark, unless they fully believe you are on track to make the recovery by 1 year. If they can determine now you will not be able to meet retention standards by the 1 year mark, they should start the IRILO process...

You're not going to love this answer. The military will only look at your time in a duty status and your ART time is civilian time, not military time. Yes, you had an LOD accomplished. However, you were also returned to duty...so the LOD is no longer active. In order for you to move to an MEB...

I am so glad to hear things worked out. A couple things for your knowledge. 1. You would have still been able to retire...it would have been modified to your years. Anything over 15 years the service member is allowed a modified retirement 2. This is not written anywhere..and if you asked they...

The AMRO (Airmen Medical Optimization Program) is the new term for what was formally known as the DAWG (Deployment Availability Working Group). Depending on your location and volume of cases, will depend on how fast the AMRO goes. If you are a large hospital/clinic they usually have 1-3...

So happy to hear you are taking care of you first. It is not necessarily what type of treatment you are in; rather it is your prognosis (or expected prognosis) status at the one year mark. This is the time where the military MH provider should be able to determine your prognosis, regardless of...

You should be able to go to your MEDCOM office for guidance. I believe the Army can assign you a lawyer early on in the process.

Hi! What branch of service are you in? It makes a difference...as each branches process are similar, but have their own nuances. If you are Air Force, AF Reserve or Air National Guard I can offer some guidance. R44

Hi J Great timeline. Okay, the main issue I see here is them clearing your 469 when the doctor said there was nothing that would improve the situation. At that moment, they should have determined if this did or did not meet retention standards...and if not, started your IRILO. It does not...

Just for interesting information for everyone...there are few things guardsmen need to go back and ask their medical unit to validate. 1. LODs are not being approved by the Wing/CC. The claim is that the system it goes through does not allow the LOD to stop at the Wing/CC. So essentially NGB/SG...

Hi J, I might be able to offer some insight if you could answer a few questions. 1. Do you have a completed LOD for the back and hip? 2. If you were put taken off MEDCON and put on another set of orders, were you told you were officially returned to duty? Specifically, did the clear you from...