tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post2053440659582280186..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Doing the Right ThingGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-72105894499356031102009-06-24T04:55:10.128-04:002009-06-24T04:55:10.128-04:00very good possssstvery good possssstsellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027772508573101620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-26545595479587259982008-12-12T02:34:00.000-05:002008-12-12T02:34:00.000-05:00I've a casual experience with someone with Acute l...I've a casual experience with someone with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and I find it nearly impossible to believe that he contracted the disease in the 9 days between his first day of BMT and the date he was diagnosed. We don't have access to the MEB or PEB files (much less to the young airman's medical history), but I think it is a bit foolish to assume that there isn't more to the story. For instance, did a closer examination of his medical records reveal an undisclosed condition or finding from a civilian doctor before he entered into the military? What was his white cell count at the time of diagnosis (relates directly to the length of time the malformed cells have been developing)? Which type of ALL has he been diagnosed with (four of the six require a significant amount of time to reach the "acute" stage). Was the opinion of a pediatric oncologist the only medical expert consulted? <BR/><BR/>While the Air Force is no more immune to large, uncaring (and often incomprehensible) bureaucratic bungling than any other government entity, I know that there are also literally thousands of servicemen and women who have received all of their just entitlements through this process. Without more information, we have only the claimant's viewpoint that he has been treated unfairly.Storms24https://www.blogger.com/profile/14360242925876169578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-69408004066931464642008-12-12T00:22:00.000-05:002008-12-12T00:22:00.000-05:00I hjate the MEB process - had to deal with it whi...I hjate the MEB process - had to deal with it while I was a Great Lakes...had a young Sailor that was diagnosed with a form of kidney disease that was caught at "A" school...was looking at a kidney transplant within 5 years to help him, otherwise it was a death sentence. Disease not caught at MEPS, was caught when he was in the ER passing kidney stones. Since he was within 180 days of joining the Navy, he was discharged as a "entry level separation". I looked at everything that I could do (I was the Admin Officer at the school), tried every route (medical and legal) to keep him in - he was going to have to go back to a crappy paying job in SOCAL. Still hate myself to this day for having to discharge him...the system is AFU...fmfnavydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714903349176056488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-70462090275461970742008-12-11T23:48:00.000-05:002008-12-11T23:48:00.000-05:00I think this case is on the side of the airman or ...I think this case is on the side of the airman or ought to be.. they did not catch the illeness under the testing done at MEPS.. <BR/><BR/>But like OldSarg said.. MEB's are tricky things.kitanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657260938925328929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-59270765848229238742008-12-11T09:45:00.000-05:002008-12-11T09:45:00.000-05:00The MEB's (medical evaluation boards) have way too...The MEB's (medical evaluation boards) have way too much say so in the condition and health of military members. I knew a crew chief (17 years active) who had a botched surgery at our base hospital, discharged and offered $27,000 for 17 years of service. They also didn't tell him that if he had taken the money he would not be eligible for VA Comp and Pen until he either 1) repaid the money or 2) waited the number of months needed to equal VA payment he would have received.OldSarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391054336563427915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-42497931171598110652008-12-10T21:57:00.000-05:002008-12-10T21:57:00.000-05:00That's ridiculous. If they didn't catch it on his...That's ridiculous. If they didn't catch it on his pre-enlistment physical, then its not "pre-existing".<BR/><BR/>Not that I don't know what it feels like. The Navy discharged me for a 'pre-existing' claustrophobia... after I'd been in 4 years. And as I'd enlisted to be a 'nuke', I got more rigorous than usual entrance psych evaluation. But no.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984240582304365238noreply@blogger.com