How much longer!!! I have DDD just one issue

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janeemilio

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I started my MED board in March and have been seen by the Army doc and VA doc but have not been called to sign my paper work yet.
Meanwhile I was supossed to get out of the army in may.( I got medically extended to await my MED board)
My family and I have made plans to move to another state, and we were told that the process would take aprox. 16 weeks. Fastforward 16 weeks and I still have not even signed my paperwork.

We are finacially struggeling because I was supossed to be in my new job by now and we were depending on that salary.
Now I am contemplating stopping the MED board and getting out as I hear many stories of this process taking 9 mths- to a year.
Can I stop the MED Board and just get out?
Is there any hope of this being done within a month or 2?

Is it possible to stop and just get my ETS orders?
Give me some insight please?
 
You know your position best, but I would say its almost always best to wait it out and finish the MEB/PEB before getting out in the long run. You stand to gain quite a bit in benefits if they find in your favor, and would for SURE get nothing if you walked away. You have to take care of your family, so I understand it's hard to wait while the military goes around in circles, but I wouldn't want to always wonder what COULD have been had you stuck it out a little longer. Hope things speed up for you soon!
 
I concur with Shamus62. I've experienced what you are going through. I have DDD with a pinched nerve and several other afflictions that have occured in my body since my neck injury. I too, was told, it looks like it will only take about 3 months and you should be released. (Not to discourage you, but it took two years to get me through the process of getting released from active duty) My case is yet to be resolved to my satisfaction.

What you have to realize is that if you don't fight for what you are due, nobody else will. It will be assumed that if you don't "squeek" that the situation is acceptable to you and therefore it isn't an issue for them. Also, realize that people involved in this system will try to get you to forfeit your rights any way they can, so that their problem (you) will just go away. Once you waive your rights, it will never affect them again, yet you and your family will have to live with your decision and all of it's ramifications.

I also understand the financial struggles you are experiencing. I don't know your situation completly so I don't want to make suggestions based on incomplete information. In my case, I was employed prior to being mobilized, so my employment was supposed to be waiting on me to be released from active duty (and protected for a year I think). Although, my family income was less while I was mobilized and we lost quite a bit of money, I felt that it was my first priority to ensure that since my ability to provide for my family has been affected by my disabilities that there was no way in (heck!) that I would forefeit my and my families right to due process and to proper compensation.

The last thing that I want to mention is that I feel had I allowed the process to wear me down to the point where I just gave up, signed their waiver papers and went to the house two years ago, then I would have been doing a disservice to other service members. Once you fight for your rights and win, by holding the administration's feet to the fire on following the regulations, you set a precidence that is difficult to refute. It also helps to protect the rights of soldiers and families that are being cast aside by the process and probably have no choice but to give up (for whatever reason, be it financial or any other reason)

Please keep us informed. Give it your best. Pray about it. I hope the best for you and yours!
 
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