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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?
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?