Hello , I've only been in the navy for 16 months but I was sexually assaulted at my first command and was just put on a medboard for PTSD and major deppresive disorder , I Had a suicidal attempt Back in February, because I am an MA and I'm not allowed to arm up I can no longer do my job. I also have constant night mares and have been to the hospital a total of 4 times since the incident. I take medications daily and because my suicide attempt was an overdose my husband has control over my medications. I was told the medboard process would take 295 days but I've seen other people's medboard take so much longer. Does anyone have any idea what my rating would look like? Also I know it might not be a good idea now but me and my husband want a baby. So would a baby affect my medboard? Would it put it on Hold ?
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Let's break this down for you:
The whole process is "supposed" to take 295 days. Some people get done faster, some people it takes longer.
Your rating would be based on §4.130 Schedule of ratings—mental disorders so that breaks into 0/10/30/50/70/100 possibilities.
However, since your diagnosis is PTSD:
§4.129 Mental disorders due to traumatic stress.
When a mental disorder that develops in service as a result of a highly stressful event is severe enough to bring about the veteran’s release from active military service, the rating agency shall assign an evaluation of not less than 50 percent and schedule an examination within the six month period following the veteran’s discharge to determine whether a change in evaluation is warranted. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155)
[53 FR 23, Jan. 4, 1988, as amended at 61 FR 52700, Oct. 8, 1996]
Now, as far as the baby. No, a pregnancy won't necessarily put your med-board on hold, since its not a boardable condition, however, your treatment for your PTSD/mental health issues could be impacted due to pregnancy. A vast majority of the medications used to treat mental health disorders are not good for the baby during pregnancy. This could/might affect your medication list which is something they look at when consider they your condition. Specifically it is a matter of can your condition be treated/controlled with medication.
Plus, and I'm not trying to be a jerk just the devil's advocate, some people might look at your decision to have a child and weight that against what you are saying your mental health condition is, and at face value it seems to be contradictory in nature. One of the majority questions when dealing with mental health disorders is what is the impact on family relations, what is your ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively, and your ability to adapt to stressful circumstances. Electing to have a child would seem to indicate you are not suffering from family relation issues and that you consider yourself capable of caring for a child, which by default indicates an ability to care for oneself.
I'm sorry to hear about your assault.
It would be impossible at this point to venture a guess as to your rating. If you having difficulty coping with just you and your husband, a child might increase your stress considerably.
It would be impossible at this point to venture a guess as to your rating. If you having difficulty coping with just you and your husband, a child might increase your stress considerably.
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I have recently come across several Navy cases where a pregnancy resulted in rejection of the case at the PEB level. I disagree with this action and think there may be challenges that could change the processing. But, for now, my inclination is to think that pregnancy while in the DoN DES process will result in a delay or halt of the case.