Army Medical Retirement Question

[Signal6]

I have a question for anyone that knows about the military medical retirement system.

In 2005 I was injuried in an explosion in Iraq. I am in the Army Reserves and was released from active duty in Jan 2006 after returning from Iraq. I was recently diagnosised with TBI and failed the TBI testing at the VA. My question is, since I am still in the Reserves would I have a case to seek medical retirement from the Army and if so how do you go about it?

Thanks

[kw34]

fletch, I don't think you get retirement, but I could be wrong. You might want to look into it. I know the TDRL thing is new, as far as full benefits as normal retiree. I don't know what you need to do. I have a feeling that you're more then likely out of luck, even for the commissary/base privilages which you seek.

I think Signal6 has a better chance if he is sent by his reserve/national guard unit.

yes, if you are a reservist/national guard member, you can get TDRL. ALl the same criteria must be met. the major difference is how your pay is computed, which I'm not going to go into.

hope anything I say, helps your cause

Semper Fidelis

I guess what I am asking was were you extended on active duty for treatment of your illness or injury and then placed on TDRL beecause in the AF Res that is the way it is I am trying to figure the difference between the services.

[Fletch]

Thanks for the answers guys. I was active duty and extended 9 months for treatment purposes. Part of this was hospitalization. (3 months learning to walk again).

I should just take what I got and be happy. LOL!

[USMC_HVEQ]

hey fletch, no I wasnt extended. I was let go after my deployment. I didn't say anythign at the time inorder not to be held. I was then placed on TNPQ/NPQ after that and sent to a Med board 2 yrs afterwards.

[Fletch]

I was placed on a kind of like terminal leave for 3 months at that's pretty much all I got. Maybe I shouldn't have taken the lump sum when I got out. *sigh*

[Fletch]

Sorry for the additional post..I don't see an edit feature. I'm hoping that my current surgery, that was just done March 28th, gets me from 50% to a 70% rating. I had a disc removed at the L4-5 level and the 2 vertebra there were notched out to free up the nerves. Doc says that it will have to be fused eventually.

[kw34]

Guys,

I had 19 years total and in the AF res I was medically disqualified but I retired I wont recieve any pay or medical until 60 but I have all other privilages space A travel, all base privilages, BX commissary the whole nine yards pink id card not blue, blue is when you recieve pay. I would assume in your case USMC_HVEQ as with fletch your injuries were line of duty combat related. I became ill the big C and was found unfit.

I could have sought the formal board but chose not to. Several other members in my unit were simple dicharged because they were found unfit and did not have 15 years but less than 20 to qualify for retirement it is govnerened by DODI 1332.38. Fletch I think you fall in this catagory and if you are already out of the reserve then like your fellow marine brother said you might be out of luck here. Good luck with your surgery and your increase