Did I screw up?

[ahichaser]

I am being boarded because I blew out my knee working on a jet in November of 2010. I had arthroscopic surgery last April followed by months and months of physical therapy. I have been waived from multiple physical fitness tests. The diagnosis that QTC wrote was chondroplasty with residual early osteoarthritis. The only thing that is on my narsum is my knees.

After I started the Med board my back started to hurt tremendously. I feel backwards off of a boarding ladder while I was on a det in central america in 2008. I didn't have this documented in my record because it was a small detachment with no medical personnel on hand. I have recently had X-rays, an mri, and a ct-scan. The findings from all this was that I have 5 broken lateral transverse processes, a bulged disc, and spondylosis. None of these things are on the narsum.

I have already signed my paperwork and my package has been mailed to the PEB. All of the conditions from my back are noted in my write up from QTC. Will the board look at the back conditions even know I am only being boarded for my knees? I am worried because the write up from the QTC doctor sounds like my knees aren't all that bad. When in reality I can't do anything without having a great deal of pain. The frustrating thing is the doctor only talked to me for a few moments and didn't really look at my knees.

 

[mhaynes15]

I am being boarded because I blew out my knee working on a jet in November of 2010. I had arthroscopic surgery last April followed by months and months of physical therapy. I have been waived from multiple physical fitness tests. The diagnosis that QTC wrote was chondroplasty with residual early osteoarthritis. The only thing that is on my narsum is my knees.

After I started the Med board my back started to hurt tremendously. I feel backwards off of a boarding ladder while I was on a det in central america in 2008. I didn't have this documented in my record because it was a small detachment with no medical personnel on hand. I have recently had X-rays, an mri, and a ct-scan. The findings from all this was that I have 5 broken lateral transverse processes, a bulged disc, and spondylosis. None of these things are on the narsum.

I have already signed my paperwork and my package has been mailed to the PEB. All of the conditions from my back are noted in my write up from QTC. Will the board look at the back conditions even know I am only being boarded for my knees? I am worried because the write up from the QTC doctor sounds like my knees aren't all that bad. When in reality I can't do anything without having a great deal of pain. The frustrating thing is the doctor only talked to me for a few moments and didn't really look at my knees.

Brother,

From my understanding, the VA will rate ONLY those things that are annotated on the claims form which hopefully make it to the NARSUM. Thats why when you get the NARSUM, you can request for an impartial review by another doctor. I am unclear though how they will rate you because often musculoskeletal conditions are that hardest to figure out and the most complicated. For example, a Soldier of mine is being MEB for his knees. His knees are affecting his ankles and feet and somehow linked to hurting his hip. In the NARSUM he only had his knees annotated and he took his NARSUM to another doctor and lawyer and told him he needed to request an impartial review because the other conditions weren't on the NARSUM.

I dont know if I'm confusing you, but I do know that if it isn't in the NARSUM, then they won't rate it.

 

[alibs]

I am being boarded , None of these things are on the narsum.

I have already signed my paperwork and my package has been mailed to the PEB. All of the conditions from my back are noted in my write up from QTC. Will the board look at the back conditions even know I am only being boarded for my knees? quote]

Same here, My PEB was started due to my knees, while waiting ( now with more time to take care of me ), I have found other things wrong. My IPEB came back (quick) FIT, continue service ( I have 19yrs active ). I do not want to be cleared to continue and want my other condtions reviewed, so I had to put in for a reconcideration adding my other conditions. Now waiting again.

Lookes like your all done with MEB and NARSUM and shipped to PEB. I would ask PEBLO about adding an Addendum to you paperwork.

 

[ahichaser]

I'm sorry to hear that. How long did it take for the to come back with the fit finding? Was it hard to put it for a reconcideration?

 

[alibs]

I'm sorry to hear that. How long did it take for the to come back with the fit finding? Was it hard to put it for a reconcideration?

Only took 3 weeks for that first Fit finding to come back. Not hard to request reconcideration. I had to type up why I wanted reconcideration, submitted updated NMA from command and new condtions.