i need help form a military medical officer?!?!?!?!?!?

Question

it was always to my understanding that decisions made by naval medical officers are final. That someones CO cant override what the docor says and disregard his decision. I am in a bad predicament where that is coming into question, because a ssgt told me my CO has the final say and the navy doctor can only make a "recommendation". is this true? if you can go into more detail, my email is espo21785@yahoo. thank you

Answer 1

in medical matters, the doctor does have the authority to declare you unfit for deployment, or unable to pass a sea duty screening or overseas screening. But typically this is a temporary measure at best.. and the CO does have the authority to initiate a MED Board to determine the true extent of your limitations, which means you could end up discharged entirely.

Additionally, the CO can request a second opinion.

Answer 2

I'm a retired Navy Medical Service Corps officer with 12 years of experience in the Disability Evaluation System. If two or more physicians write a Medical Board Report which finds you unfit for duty, that report has to be sent to the Central Physical Evaluation Board for a determination of the percentage of disability should be awarded in your case. The only exception is if the condition involved happened prior to service and was not aggravated by that period of service.
During this process you are considered non-deployable and restricted to shore duty awaiting the outcome of your disability evaluation. Since the Disability Evaluation System is run by the Secretary of the Navy, the commanding officer who decides to "do his own thing" will have to deal with the consequences to his career for his foolish decision.

Answer 3

Commanders command, doctors advise.

Your commanders decision is always final, unless his commander over rules him.

So, yes, your commander has the final say and he can over rule the doctor.