OK! I saw this post when I was doing some research.
I have some delimmas with my so called medical discharge.
I am also a former soldier of the CAARNG. While AGR. I was diagnosed with conditions in both knees, suffered back injuries and ended up diagnosed with Asthma while working around a massive amount of dirt at one of my Detachments.
When I left AGR and dropped back down to MDay status I was placed on a deployment list. Went for my AMC Screening and was told that I would not be deployed because they could not regularly care for my injuried in the field and I would receive a letter from the State Surgeons Office to follow up with my Dr.
Well I received the letter to followup with my physician and to have them fill out paper work for the state office. I ended up going to multiple doctor appointments and having to call the lady at the state surgeons office to get extention for each doctor appointment because I was going through referral after refferal with civilian doctors.
This happened in 2006, well February 2007 I called the State Office and Spoke to the lady again whose name is Laura Merjil. After numerous times of talking to her, attempting to send her paperwork that she refused until it was completed. (Each time I offered to send the papers from each doctor, She specifically told me she did not want any paperwork until I was fully complete with the medical then send it as a whole packet.) In Feb 2007 I called her to let her know I was being referred again and asked if she wanted the documents and she told me no, that she wanted it all together when completed. I told her I had another appointment and she looked me up and could not find me so she placed me on hold and came back a couple minutes later telling me that she discharged me in January.
At that point I got mad because I spoke to her in January and she extended me and refused to take any paperwork from me because my medical treatment was not complete. She really messed up when she told me she discharged me for no paperwork. I asked her why would she discharge me for no paperwork when she refused to take it and told me I had to send it completed. At that point she made excuses telling me that she had too many soldiers to deal with and can't keep track of all of them. I politely blew a fuse with her and told her that I had all the paperwork waiting for her to accept it and I did not give a hoot about the other soldiers, this was my military career she screwed up on.
I told her I could send her the paperwork if she would just accept it and at that point she said I could send it and she would see what she could do, I sent her the documents and she never responded to me again, I could never get her on the phone again. I was never OFFICIALLY Notified of being discharged from the Gaurd, I never received orders or an NGB Form 22 in the mail stating I was dicharged. My unit was full of unknowledgeable people regarding this situation so it left me totally screwed.
After talking to an old boss who convinced me to call state again, I did so and got a Lt on the line who told me that she took over after Ms Merjil was relieved of duty. I asked about getting my orders revoked again because I was never medically boarded due to the above situation in which I had told her what happened. She looked me and could not find anything. Not even the documents I sent to the state.
in 2010 I contacted the JAG office and they attempted to contact the state surgeons office to question about my medical discharge and documents. They replied by email that they had no knowledge of my Medical nor my discharge. I went to AKO and looked to see if anything was on my iPerms and found the discharge orders and NGB Form 22 there. So there is documentation of me being discharged medically unfit but they claim to have no knowledge of it. JAG eventually told me they could not help me and told me to contact IG in which they would not help me either because they claim I went past the 2 year time limit.
Yes this is a long situation. I did go to VA and filed for compensation and was determined 30% disabled. I am gonna be going for more soon because my back has gotten worse in the past couple of years.
I contacted NGB IG and told them of the situation and they have yet to respond back. I need to know what to do at this point. I had 8 years left, I was a Supply Sgt and my injuries were not affecting my job. I was never medically boarded although somehow she discharged me medically. She put and RE 3 code on my form to keep from having to rate or compensate me.
At this point what can I do. I would like to get my medical retirement because I deserve at least that.
If anyone knows my options to this Illegal Medical Discharge I would love the information.
Thanks
Shonda
