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You can hire Jason who is the creator of this website. However, start with the easy stuff: request an LOD and go up your chain of command and file and IG complaint if they don't comply.

They can say that all they want. Once you have an LOD stating it is in the line of duty then it is game over for them. I outlined the process above. It is up to you to demand they follow it.

SECNAVINST 1770.3D 17 1. Line of Duty Investigation (LODI). It shall be presumed that an injury, illness or disease was incurred in the Line of Duty and not due to gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or willful neglect. Meaning that once you claim it, they need to come up with evidence...

Voc Rehab can be a wonderful program. Unfortunately, there are many many counselors who make things unnecessarily difficult. The regulations which govern the program are much looser than other government programs, which can be good for the veterans who know how to argue. Regarding the idea that...

I know several people who are in Voc Rehab with a 100% Individual Unemployability rating. Just because they are unemployable now, does not mean they will be so several years from now. Your counselor is wrong. Ask them to cite the specific regulation, which states that you no longer qualify. When...

e. Prior Service Impairment. Any medical condition incurred or aggravated during one period of active service or authorized training in any of the Military Services that recurs, is aggravated, or otherwise causes the member to be unfit, should be considered incurred in the LOD, provided the...

There is no confusion on my part, and no distinction. d. Reserve Component (RC) Service members who are not on a call to active duty of more than 30 days and who are pending separation for non-duty related medical conditions may enter the DES for a determination of fitness and whether the...

You are not correct and need to request an LOD through your chain of command. I don't have time tonight to address the citation you provided, but this topic has been discussed ad nauseum here on pebforum. There are tons of us on here who got hurt on active duty and are in the reserves and...

Demand an LOD immediately. If found "I'm the line of duty" and the condition is unfitting, you should go to MEB. According the Army regulations, any condition incurred during one term of service that recurs in a later term of service should be in the line of duty barring willful misconduct or...

Not that I know of.

The reporter called me today. He is still looking for Colorado and Wyoming guard members who've had difficulty with the LOD process. If you know someone, please have him or her contact Tony at [email protected]

The reporter called me today. He is still looking for Colorado and Wyoming guard members who've had difficulty with the LOD process. if you know someone, please have him or her contact Tony at [email protected]

Here is another story out of Nevada from 2013: http://www.mynews4.com/news/story/Guardsman-s-Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Ruled-a-Pre/7uecsRl-_0qR4fhYKGYbxg.cspx

News story for Colorado and Wyoming Guard in the works. Please see here and reach out to the reporter if you have a story to share: http://www.pebforum.com/site/threads/colorado-and-wyoming-national-guard-news-story.30987/

Ladies and Gentlemen, The reporter from our NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit National Guard stories is now working on similar stories for Colorado and Wyoming. He has moved to ABC News. If you are a Guard member in those states and have a story to tell about LOD failures, please contact Tony...