R230.00 Remedial Requested

[2024candidate]

Hello. I received the results of my medical exam and they have requested a remedial: R230.00.

I had an adjustment disorder in eighth grade and have been seeing a psychologist for the last couple of years. My pediatrician does not have any records on this matter, and when I asked my psychologist, he said they couldn't read his records if they tried (because they're all hand-written)!

What should I submit?

 

[Korab]

Hello. I received the results of my medical exam and they have requested a remedial: R230.00.

I had an adjustment disorder in eighth grade and have been seeing a psychologist for the last couple of years. My pediatrician does not have any records on this matter, and when I asked my psychologist, he said they couldn't read his records if they tried (because they're all hand-written)!

What should I submit?

exactly what they requested.

 

[2024candidate]

Hello. I received the results of my medical exam and they have requested a remedial: R230.00.

I had an adjustment disorder in eighth grade and have been seeing a psychologist for the last couple of years. My pediatrician does not have any records on this matter, and when I asked my psychologist, he said they couldn't read his records if they tried (because they're all hand-written)!

What should I submit?

exactly what they requested.

That's what I'm trying to say. There are no such records with my name on them.

 

[Korab]

Hello. I received the results of my medical exam and they have requested a remedial: R230.00.

I had an adjustment disorder in eighth grade and have been seeing a psychologist for the last couple of years. My pediatrician does not have any records on this matter, and when I asked my psychologist, he said they couldn't read his records if they tried (because they're all hand-written)!

What should I submit?

exactly what they requested.

That's what I'm trying to say. There are no such records with my name on them.

You need to send in the Psychologist's records - they are what they are. Whether your name is on them or not, they are your records. If they can't read them, they can ask the Dr's office to transcribe them if they want to. Since you didn't treat with your pediatrician for a mental health condition, you could omit them, but in the interest of being complete you could send them to show you didn't treat with pediatrician for a mental condition.

 

[Heatherg21]

I struggle with the idea that the patient's name is not on the documents or that they are so illegible as to not be understood. Doctors of all types have to keep good records. And insurance won't pay unless the patient's name is indicated and the diagnosis/code is present.

 

[AROTC-dad]

That's what I'm trying to say. There are no such records with my name on them.

Ask your psychologist to submit the records as is, and to also include a typed cover letter with an opinion overall on your condition.

No fibbing, just the facts.

He or she should simply disclose whether or not you have a diagnosed condition and what it is, plus the tx program. If the psychologist cannot comply with this request, then I would report him/her to your state agency providing oversight.

 

[2024candidate]

That's what I'm trying to say. There are no such records with my name on them.

Ask your psychologist to submit the records as is, and to also include a typed cover letter with an opinion overall on your condition.

No fibbing, just the facts.

He or she should simply disclose whether or not you have a diagnosed condition and what it is, plus the tx program. If the psychologist cannot comply with this request, then I would report him/her to your state agency providing oversight.

Thanks for your guys' advice. In the interest of preventing him from having to transcribe all of his records from the time we started meeting, I asked him to provide a summary of our meetings from start to finish. Hoping they will accept that.

 

[Korab]

That's what I'm trying to say. There are no such records with my name on them.

Ask your psychologist to submit the records as is, and to also include a typed cover letter with an opinion overall on your condition.

No fibbing, just the facts.

He or she should simply disclose whether or not you have a diagnosed condition and what it is, plus the tx program. If the psychologist cannot comply with this request, then I would report him/her to your state agency providing oversight.

Thanks for your guys' advice. In the interest of preventing him from having to transcribe all of his records from the time we started meeting, I asked him to provide a summary of our meetings from start to finish. Hoping they will accept that.

While the summary may be helpful, it is not a substitute for doing what they asked. Send the records as well. This isn't difficult.

 

[AROTC-dad]

+1 Korab.
It is important to follow directions to the letter! No matter how unreadable, the records must be included.

 

[justdoit19]

The remedial is very clear. And *ALL* is emphasized. That means all. Not rewritten summaries.

I think sometimes people (candidates/parents) think that their physicians are the authorities. They are not. DODMRB is.

 

[2024candidate]

+1 Korab.
It is important to follow directions to the letter! No matter how unreadable, the records must be included.

I sent my psychologist the exact instructions and he wasn't sure of what they really wanted either. He told me that the summary is what he would submit for something like this, despite pretty clear instructions from DoDMERB. I'm going to submit the summary and hope, for my doctor's sake, that they don't make him transcribe all of his hand written session notes.

 

[AROTC-dad]

Keep us informed of what happens.

Good luck!

 

[Korab]

+1 Korab.
It is important to follow directions to the letter! No matter how unreadable, the records must be included.

I sent my psychologist the exact instructions and he wasn't sure of what they really wanted either. He told me that the summary is what he would submit for something like this, despite pretty clear instructions from DoDMERB. I'm going to submit the summary and hope, for my doctor's sake, that they don't make him transcribe all of his hand written session notes.

Why are you making this so hard? Get your records and submit them yourself. Or don't. But don't complain about the result if you don't hear the answer you want.

 

[AROTC-dad]

Korab said what I was thinking.....and he is right.

They are your medical records. You need to take ownership of the process. You don't have many shots at this part of your life. Grab the bull by the horns. Your psychologist doesn't have any skin in this game, and he/she might not have a clue about what the military is looking for.

 

[justdoit19]

When DS sent in records regarding he knee, it was copies of what radiology, his MRI, and his ortho doctor had written. Pretty thick actually. It was an AMI, just as yours is. They want to delve deep into the ‘meat and bones’ of what they want to see.

Honestly, it ISNT hard. It’s very clear. Your DR doesn’t need to try and figure out what they want....a photocopy of all your records.

You only get one shot at this. You are into the second level of an inquiry. It’s not until this review with DODBERB is complete that the next level (maybe) is approached: a waiver.

I’m with Korab and AROTC-dad. They did not ask for a summary from your doctor. They want to make their own decisions with as much info as possible. Why not follow instructions?

 

[Heatherg21]

I was nervous when our DS submitted the records from 3 surgeries. I was afraid some detail, no matter how small might be a DQ. But they asked for ALL. We sent them, you need to do the same. If they can't read them so be it, they will ask for more legible records. You may be apprehensive (just spit balling here) about what is in the records, and how they will view it. I think everyone going through DODMERB is nervous. Trust the process and send it all. Best to start with all of it now then to submit a 'summary' and further delay the process as they will ask for ALL of it again. And the best of luck to you in this process.