just waiting for the presiding officer to sign the 199... Are the people who are towards the end can move on soon or do we have to go through another process????
Adjustment Disorder news
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It took DRAS five months to rate me. Everybody is different. Don't trust eBenefits!
I assume that either you are a female or one hell of an advocate for the female soldier. Either way, I was curious about the stats you cited in regards to women in the service. If I had more stats regarding the female soldiers involved in the MEB/PEB process it would undoubtedly help in writing to Washington. I know I can probably look them up and will do so. If you have any pertinent numbers or facts that you believe would help, I would greatly appreciate it. I am in North Carolina and am writing to everyone concerned in my state. Are you here in NC? Not that it matters, I just need more information to help the cause. Thanks for the backup on the posts, these people need to learn how to make noise out there!!! Thanks again, Boz48.
You may want to GOOGLE SWAN - Service Women's Action Network. I'm sure they have many stats on female Servicemembers and probably a good finger of the pulse of what many of their common issues and concerns may be.
I do know that MSA is one of them. From reporting the issue, to the Command response to the issue (or lack thereof), to the retaliation tactics often used, to lack of Command support for diagnosis & treatment of MSA/MST, and to the invasiveness of the evidence required to be VA rated for MSA/MST - the injustice simply goes on and on.
And it's NOT JUST a female Servicemember issue - it's a MALE Servicemember issue, too! Like erroneous discharges for "personality disorder" and other types of a mental health diagnosis that screws MEN AND women out of the IDES process and ratings system altogether as a means of "getting rid of the problem" - the problem being identified by the military institution as the victims rather than the perpetrators committing these acts.
I'm sure SWAN could point you in the right direction with this one. And you may be surprised (and shocked) at how many MALE Servicemembers are experiencing these same institutional issues with MSA/MST - both during their tenure with the military and then thereafter, with their experiences with the VA system!
I sure was shocked.
As a famous wise man said, "An injustice to one is an injustice to all". That's the bottom line here.
Male or female - straight or gay - whatever color - the military institutions need to step up to the plate and stop putting Public Relations Band-Aids on necrotic wounds that are filled with puss from their very institutional neglect and rug-sweeping.
It's time for the decision-maker/policy-makers of this institution to get real.
An injustice to ONE is an injustice to ALL.
And it's time for Servicemembers to CALL OUT LOUD AND PROUD on ANY issue that seems to be institutionally unjust and ignored and glossed over - swept under the rug.
I hate to say it this way, but it's an old saying my GranDad said to me once. "They may think their "SH!T" don't stink, but their "F@RTS" are sure giving them away."
V/r,
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Heck mines been at DRAS since jan,8-13 I hope it'll hit really soon
My Peblo said the same she's got 1 guy been in process longer than me and he's from Nov 12 but they wont give her a reason why it is like this!!!!
Mine went up to DRAS on 20130103. I didn't see any movement until I really started bugging the VA.
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Don't assume that your bugging them was a cause of any change in your case. It might have been, but, more likely- in my experience- is that any movement was coincidental. I could be wrong, but I have not seen any real difference in "bugging" or checking on a case causing any change in the case processing.
Mmmh is this why my daughter that was insured in Feb 2012 simple broken hand with screws and plates, hand stays stiff meb and out...easy right!! This was clear since May 2012. She is still waiting its June 2013 and this is this mornings FB post by her
So after the first 120 days I get told hey we are starting over the 120 days. that was in Jan. -Then they looked at it at 1 May. Now the 120 started over for the 3rd time for the VA. Army started their side of it over as well. So here we go for another 3 months. Her contract with Army is up in early August 2013, so the VA has the papers decision pending for 360 days on a broken hand? What a waste of good hard earned taxpayer Money.
does it ever mess with things my daughter was injured in Feb 2012 simple broken hand with screws and plates, hand stays stiff meb and out...easy right!! This was clear since May 2012. She is still waiting, this is this mornings FB post by her June 16th 2013
So after the first 120 days I get told hey we are starting over the 120 days. that was in Jan. -Then they looked at it at 1 May. Now the 120 started over for the 3rd time for the VA. Army started their side of it over as well. So here we go for another 3 months. Her contract with Army is up in early August 2013, so the VA has the papers for 360 days in the Status of decision pending on a broken hand? No wonder she can't sleep, is depressed and has adjustment disorder....
So after the first 120 days I get told hey we are starting over the 120 days. that was in Jan. -Then they looked at it at 1 May. Now the 120 started over for the 3rd time for the VA. Army started their side of it over as well. So here we go for another 3 months. Her contract with Army is up in early August 2013, so the VA has the papers for 360 days in the Status of decision pending on a broken hand? No wonder she can't sleep, is depressed and has adjustment disorder....
I just talked to my PEBLO and he said that even with that email said they are still waiting for MEDCOM to release the official guidelines until then everybody still in hold. So basically our status still the same no changes, this sucks. Let us know if you have more infor , thanks.
From PEBLO11:
Mike
Here is the criteria for the adjustment disorder from the memorandum.
A diagnosis of chronic adjustment disorder will cause a Soldier to be referred to a
Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) when the Soldier exhibits persistent or recurring
symptoms meeting the criteria detailed in the current edition of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. These symptoms must be directly caused by
exposure to an enduring stressor and must last longer than 6 months. The causes for
referral to a MEB for chronic adjustment disorder are as follows:
a. persistence or recurrence of symptoms sufficient to require extended or recurrent
hospitalization; or
b. persistence or recurrence of symptoms that interfere with duty performance and
necessitate limitations of duty or duty in protected environment.
Will this be the same standard for administratively discharging members with non chronic adjustment disorder? If not, we have a problem.A diagnosis of chronic adjustment disorder will cause a Soldier to be referred to a
Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) when the Soldier exhibits persistent or recurring
symptoms meeting the criteria detailed in the current edition of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. These symptoms must be directly caused by
exposure to an enduring stressor and must last longer than 6 months. The causes for
referral to a MEB for chronic adjustment disorder are as follows:
a. persistence or recurrence of symptoms sufficient to require extended or recurrent
hospitalization; or
b. persistence or recurrence of symptoms that interfere with duty performance and
necessitate limitations of duty or duty in protected environment.
Mike
Well my Peblo sent me this in email:
Policy signed yesterday....keep your fingers crossed...should be soon.
Policy signed yesterday....keep your fingers crossed...should be soon.
Indeed, this is good news!
Thus, I quite often comment that "possessing well-informed knowledge is truly a powerful equalizer."
Best Wishes!
Come on DA 199 where you at!!! Lol 
Come on DA 199 where you at!!! Lol
Im looking for mine too lol
I'm excited. Seeing as my adjustment disorder was a 1 time visit almost 5 years ago and I was already found retainable for it, and all my paper work was already done, was just waiting on orders. Do you think I should just be able to resign my stuff and get back to waiting on orders? Or are all cases having to be relooked at?
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Are this the cases the ones of people that were recalled from terminal leave or they are returning randomly?