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maryelizabeth

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What is the name of your state? Our son resides in Ohio. Right after enlisting our son got rear ended. He went to ER where they took an x-ray, didn't find anything and advised him to go to a chiropractor. He is seeing one now. In the meantime he came down with mononucleosis which he has not fully recovered from. His chiropractor found his neck to be in critical shape with a pinched nerve going to his heart, lungs and immune system. That is why it is believed he got mono. He was advised by the chiropractor to ask for a medical discharge because he could not gaurantee his neck could ever be right again. Our son called his recruiter who put in the paperwork for that. The military processing station in Columbus is rejecting it on the grounds that they do not recognize chiropractors as being M.D.s. Yet, we have found out the Navy does recognize chiropractors as being an important part of the health care at Bethseda Naval Medical Center. They have their own department there. Our son spent 8 months doing everything the Navy asked of him before he could enlist now through no fault of his own he is injured and they refuse to give him a medical discharge. The chiropractor is seriously concerned that our son could get severly injured or die while being in. We have researched the Navy site called Lifelines and the Bethseda Naval Medical site which both state that the care of Naval personnel is of extreme importance. So how do we fight them on this? Evidently since our son was not active he cannot use JAG to help. We have asked his recruiter do they really want to be resonsible for his health ? They were trying to get him to sign a waver that they would not be responsible. We are extremely upset about this. Is Recruitment so far down in this country that they have to endanger lives to get people to serve ? Seems to us that the Naval Recruitment Department needs adjusting. Any advice will be of great value. Thank you.
 
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rmet4nzkx

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Chiropractors are not recognized as primary care physicians, they may for some things be medically qualified, but not for others. My field is neuroscience and I have used a chiropractor for some care, but I would not accept such a prognosis so I can understand The Navy balking at it also.. If your son wants out he is going to need another doctor, osteopath, orthopedics, physicial medicine, electrophysiologist etc to write the exclusion. Or he can go in and see what happens, many people injure their backs and return to work.

What nerve is compromised? There are ways to boost the immune system.
 
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maryelizabeth

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Thank you

Thank you for your reply. He will contact his chiropractor for a referal to a primary care physician. I do not know which nerve only that it affects his heart, lungs and immune system. Yes, he is building up his immune system. And no he does not want to be physically injured permanently or even the chance of it happening to him. His life is very valuable to him and to us. He had a desire to go in the Navy but not an obsession with it. His father has a herniated disk in his back and it is not a minor inconvience to his quality of life. This is why we are so concerned for our son. Bootcamp itself is very demanding on the body. It is taking him time to build his strength which in itself will not be there for bootcamp next month.
 

Shay-Pari'e

Senior Member
My question is this, Why has the chiropractor not sent his recommendation to his primary care doctor? Where is his regular doctor and why is he not communicating with the other doc?

Something doesn't chime right.
 

rmet4nzkx

Senior Member
Definately something not right when chiro make such a major prognosis and no referal to PCP and to get the discharge now will mean the doctor authorizing it will have to be either an IME or a specialist. 1 month is not enough time to get to see the proper dotors. The fact that it is some unknown nerve is not specific, if he has dysautonomia that could be a valid reason but it is not caused by an accident and required appropriate diagnosis. It really sounds like he has cold feet and doesn't want to go into the Navy any more.
 

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