Narrative Summary matter if I later see an issue?
- Thread starter Jared Lee
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Agree with Mike above. More information is needed. Much of the info in the narrative summary doesn't matter, but some information is critical.
Did you get to review it before it was sent up? Mine was part of the whole package I looked at and I signed before it went to the PEB. Mine also had an error that could probably drastically effect someone's decision so I had it corrected before I signed anything. It stated that my seizure episodes last about 20 minutes, when in fact it is only about 2 minutes. To me, that's something that could definitely make a huge impact on the boards decision. It also had some other errors, like saying the seizures started in Chicago when they started in Georgia, but that probably won't make much of a difference as far as what the board decides. So really it depends on what is wrong with the narrative.
It stated that my seizures were not Combat related. I had an accident on duty in 03 n was in the VA hospital MN 03/04. I recovered returned to duty(recovered from Coma/broken bone/head trauma/ortho/2months@mnVA). The documents state that I had SAH (which can cause Seizures), I have a report where some crazy fuck said I had a seizure BUT I DIDNT!! I have a EEG n documents stating that there is no signs of any seizure activity and that the Dilantin (seizure med) they gave me was for precautions and I was slowly taken off it ( I also had NO seizures the entire time I was in the hospital or with the VA or any signs of seizures/medical signs besides "SAH" which "could" cause seizures .
Anyways... 08 Iraq I fall back in my room after getting ready for a mission n have a grand mal. I have seizures non stop ever since. They play it off that I have seizure since 03 which is bs!! I am 100/100 for seizures and ive had them for years now?wtf? btw I had a bad tbi in 03 and my brain/tbi is getting worse as goes on and they gave me 10% for tbi and I am fighting for that now cuz I am worse than ever before.
Anyways... 08 Iraq I fall back in my room after getting ready for a mission n have a grand mal. I have seizures non stop ever since. They play it off that I have seizure since 03 which is bs!! I am 100/100 for seizures and ive had them for years now?wtf? btw I had a bad tbi in 03 and my brain/tbi is getting worse as goes on and they gave me 10% for tbi and I am fighting for that now cuz I am worse than ever before.
Probably, but it could have been a mitigated problem. Its not entirely unusual for the NARSUM to state something that is out of place from the rest of your medical record. The PEB reviews everything, so they may have not taken great weight from that incorrect statement.
Example: My NARSUM stated my sleep apnea was a significant problem and it explained my somnolence issues. The PEB cited my sleep study and the timeframe of the symptoms appear as conflicting issues and declined to say the sleep apnea was unfit, inviting me to either explain the timeline better or associate the somnolence symptoms with another conditions. So I can say that at least in my case, the PEB doesn't just parrot the NARSUM.
No, the BCMR can correct errors. I don't think asking them to simply correct the NARSUM makes sense, but if you can show how that and/or other incorrect information led to a decision that effected you in a bad way, they may well be able/willing to fix it. So really what you want to establish is your PEB results were wrong, and to do that you show them how the MEB results the PEB used was wrong.
This further feeds into Mike's questions. The NARSUM having this incorrect information is likely to not have any real effect. If applying for CRSC, the main point of combat related, they won't see the NARSUM unless you send it in.
The problem with TBI being 10% and grand mal seizures being 100% is due to pyramiding rules, which are universal and unrelated to a combat related determination.