Medical Discharge Question...

[AZOmer]

What is the name of your state? Arizona

My fiancé is currently serving overseas. About two months ago he fell down a flight of stairs and seriously injured his knee. The orthopedic surgeon on base thought that he had just pulled a tendon and sent my fiancé to physical therapy for a month. The physical therapist did not agree with the Ortho's diagnosis. My fiancé complied with the physical therapy, but after a month his knee was getting worse. He ended up going to see the ortho again and he said "oh, maybe it is a torn ACL." So they sent him town the nearby town for an MRI. The results came back that he has a total rupture of acl, perferal tear of MM and a contusion to his femoral bone. (Sorry about the bad medical spelling). So, his doc has been talking about a medical discharge. This seems odd to me because it seems like he is more than willing to get him out and not willing to work with him, my fiancé, to get the surgeries done while staying in. So, my question is...what are the ramifications of a medical discharge? Will he be able to keep his benefits? If not, which benefits would he lose?

Also, side question, are military doctors always this much of an idiot? My fiancée does not like his doctor and does not trust him. It took him over a month to realize that something was really wrong, even after my Fiancé told him that he was in pain and that his knee cap kept popping out.

If they decide not to medically discharge him and they want to do the surgery while he is overseas, what are his options? He really would prefer not to have surgery while over there.

I have looked into the Reg's but since I am not in the military, the military jargon is hard to understand.

Thanks so much for any help that you can give me!!What is the name of your state?

[moburkes]

duplicate post

[IrishGoat]

I believe the med discharge is honorable if I'm not mistaken. And yes, military doctors are... Special. I saw a lot of people get discharged for something that could have been treated if the doctor would have taken the time to look at it, instead of just giving them "ranger candy", and tell em to keep going.

[moburkes]

Originally Posted by IrishGoat

I believe the med discharge is honorable if I'm not mistaken. And yes, military doctors are... Special. I saw a lot of people get discharged for something that could have been treated if the doctor would have taken the time to look at it, instead of just giving them "ranger candy", and tell em to keep going.

Duplicate post means that you find the original post, and comment there so that 2 threads on the exact sae topic are not active at the same time.

[JADM]

Characterization of discharge is honorable. Veteran's benefits will be the same as other honorable discharges. If he can get rated at 30% or higher (a possibility from the facts you describe) he may be permanently retired with a monthly retirement entitlement. If you are interested in more info, this is a free board devoted only to MEB/PEB issues:

[url]www.pebforum.com[/url]

Good luck!