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My husband who has served in the military for 16+ years was in school for an IA mission and had to be hospitalized for severe stomach pains. In their evaluations, they discovered my husband has lupus anticoagulant. They ran another test to verify, and indeed he does have it. The doctors will no longer allow him to deploy and now they want him to be seen by specialists and start some medications as his case is considered serious. Would the Navy medically discharge him for something like this? Can he ask for a medical discharge if the medications continue to cause him extreme discomfort?
Optional Information: State/Country relating to question: Florida Already Tried: nothing
Thanks for the chance to assist Would the Navy medically Discharge him for something like this? Can he ask for a Medical Discharge if the medications continue to cause him extreme discomfort?Can they discharge him? Sure. If he has a medical condition that limits his service the Navy can certainly discharge him. The real question is what has caused this condition? IF it was caused or aggravated by his service, then he could be retired medically or at least given severance at discharge. But if this condition was not caused by his service but was "pre existing" its possible he could be separated and not eligible for a pension. At 16+ years that is a significant concern.HE should work with medical to see their take on this...is it related to his service. Here is a very good overview of the processhttp://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/a/medseparation.htmSo yes...he can ask for a discharge.. but he wants to make sure if its granted he will be retired medically.