Could i be discharge from the army for asthma?

Question

i have never had a problem with asthma in my life till like 2yrs ago i been in the army fro 2yrs and 9 months it started as a cough then went to iraq came back and just got worst i can barely run a mile i cough during push up and **** ups i get attacks with cold air and some times i just sitting and will get them also if it is a dicharge do i get any benefits

i have been seeing a doctor but they wont tell me anything about that

Answer 1

after I had completed basic training and started ati school, I had gotten soo many attacks that I was given a medical discharge.But that was many many years ago.Now they have made great advances in understanding and treating Asthma.But you need to see a doctor that specializes in this area.

Answer 2

Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.

If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.

The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.

Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).

You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.

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Answer 3

i think so, my husband was in the natl guard for 8 yrs and prior in the navy for 4 yrs.....his unit was to be deployed in dec of 2003 to iraq and his asthma was so bad he had wheezing all the time
and per the army he could not go over to iraq due to the small tiny sand particles would have made his asthma worse...sooooo
he was discharged from the army-----as far as his benefits well he still has his va eligibility and his va med benefits but nothing else.......he has been on inhalers for yrs and the army should have done pulmonary testint on your lungs before ever sending you to iraq in the first place. you should go to the hospital on base and request pulmonary testing and see these results.
you could very well get a discharge with this medical condition.
good luck...to you.

Answer 4

This was one of the valid reasons for an exemption from ROTC when it was still mandatory in college. Could apply also to the military.

Answer 5

Yes, I go to school with a man who was.

Answer 6

I sure hope so, darlin'. I'll wish and pray that you are. Good luck.