national guard medical retirement

Hello, I am a CPT with 8 years of total service in the National Guard. I was recently diagnosed with MS but I was on state active duty when diagnosed. 3 lesions were found in my brain. In November of 2022 I was diagnosed with bells palsy while attending DINFOS at Fort Meade. My doctors said...

I am currently serving in the Army National Guard (approx. 2 years). 5 months ago, I was diagnosed and treated for testicular cancer. The treatment was successful in regard to cancer removal. However, there is lasting pain and effects from the surgery, both psychological and physical. I have no...

Hi I just got my first promotion offer from E4 to E5, 74D. I'm National Guard. Active duty (Medical board JBLM) finished QTC waiting for NARSUM. I've been in five years never been promoted. I want to take this offer as I deserve it, I've done everything I was assigned these 5 years. Never a red...

I served 5 years active duty at ft hood and did two tours to Afghanistan. I have been blown up and have a blown disc (been issued a back brace and medication) have very bad PTSD and have panic attack multiple times a week.been diagnosed with a serious depression and anxiety. I switch to the...

Not sure where to post this as it relates to the USAF and Air Guard not the Army but this is the only LOD forum so here goes. If there is a proper place please let me know or move this thread to there. Thanks. The short version is in 2013 while on active duty Title 32 orders for training out...

Greetings folks! Received my PDRL orders recently and I’m curious as to which TRICARE I’m eligible. I’m in the national guard with a prior 10 years AD time. My orders state that the retirement allotment code is 12 and the statute authorizing retirement is 1204 and I have a combat...

Thanks in advance to anyone who reads/replies to this thread. It's much appreciated. I'm a reserve component O-3 in the IDES process trying to figure out my retirement pay calculation. I only have 2 years of AD from two deployments and 10 total years of service. I've been M-Day ever since and a...

Hello, Let me see if I can lay this out easily... A little over 6 years active Army (ETS was Nov. 2015); Currently serving in the TXARNG since Dec. 2015... Completed a VA claim prior to leaving active duty and was found 100%, not P&T, in March 2016 (completed C&P exams in Fall 2015); did not...

Hello, Let me see if I can lay this out easily... A little over 6 years active Army (ETS was Nov. 2015); Currently serving in the TXARNG since Dec. 2015... Completed a VA claim prior to leaving active duty and was found 100%, not P&T, in March 2016 (completed C&P exams in Fall 2015); did not...

I am in the begging stages of going through the MEB process. As of now it looks like I will end up with a PTSD rating of at least 70% form the VA, which is the reason for the MEB. After all the other issues I have I will most likely be at 100% but at least 90% from the VA. Now, the question I...