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have a one of a kind situation I am in and need help. Jan 2013 I was cited in Maryland for paraphanelia which is a class c misdemeanor. I did 3 months of drug education with the VA and all urinalysis were negative. Thid charge was dismissed. I smoked weed at that time due to high levels of stress transitioning out of the military. I moved to Texas and unfortunately got a public intoxication in November 2014 and did community service. That was dismissed as well. No convictions.

I applied for my LTC last year and it was sent to medical advisory board in which i recieved documents to be signed by a psychologist. After spending $500 and getting all documents signed off after she looked through my medical records, I sent those documents to the MAB. They still denied me and wrote down on my file that I have to wait until March 2018 for the 5 year period to clear. Excited for this year, I put it in once again and called them. They stated that once it clears March 28th, I should get my chl.

I got the same paperwork in the mail that I had signed off by a psychologist just a few months prior. I called and they said you have to get them signed again to prove you didnt relapse. Then I get a call back from the supervisor stating that I now have to wait 22 more months before I am eligible again. I asked why and he said because of the public intoxication in november of 2014 which is a class c misdemeanor. I am speaking to eligibility tomorrow and all these games are really pissing me off...especially with all the craziness in the country going on. I got my paraphanelia charge expunged last November and it's not even on my record so can they still hd it against me? Why are they using a PI Misdemeanor C now against me despite what was previously said above. Any help appreciated.

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Class C misdemeanor public intoxication is not a disqualifier by itself.

I suspect RSD knows more than was said here.
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I politely and respectfully ask you, Sir: how is claiming to be a Marine veteran relevant to your LTC situation?

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Anytime you are denied they give you the exact reason and the law that states why you are denied. The department does not do this by phone. You have a chance to dispute the denial but not a chance to ask for an exemption of the laws in place. Read exactly what the paper they sent you in the mail says. A phone call for the purpose of notification is merely flapping gums on the other end.
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Out of state misdemeanors are considered Class A misdemeanors here.
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infoman wrote:Out of state misdemeanors are considered Class A misdemeanors here.
Only if they carry jail time.
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twomillenium wrote:Anytime you are denied they give you the exact reason and the law that states why you are denied. The department does not do this by phone. You have a chance to dispute the denial but not a chance to ask for an exemption of the laws in place. Read exactly what the paper the sent you in the mail says. A phone call for the purpose of notification is merely flapping gums on the other end.
I suspect they may be using the paraphernalia charge and PI as indicator that the OP may be a drug dependent person and now they want him essentially to "prove a negative" (that he's not). Of course, there could be other info we don't have. But if they had a clear legal reason to deny him they wouldn't have sent it to MAB, they would have just rejected it and let him appeal.

And to original poster: Thank you for your service, to a Marine, from a Navy vet.
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montgomery wrote:I politely and respectfully ask you, Sir: how is claiming to be a Marine veteran relevant to your LTC situation?
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E.Marquez wrote:
montgomery wrote:I politely and respectfully ask you, Sir: how is claiming to be a Marine veteran relevant to your LTC situation?
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The Annoyed Man wrote:
E.Marquez wrote:
montgomery wrote:I politely and respectfully ask you, Sir: how is claiming to be a Marine veteran relevant to your LTC situation?
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Any alcohol/drug treatment that an applicant self-reports is denied within a 5 year timeframe by medical advisory board.
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montgomery wrote:I politely and respectfully ask you, Sir: how is claiming to be a Marine veteran relevant to your LTC situation?
Hey, it saves you $20...lol...other than that, I don't have any idea...
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RogueUSMC wrote:
montgomery wrote:I politely and respectfully ask you, Sir: how is claiming to be a Marine veteran relevant to your LTC situation?
Hey, it saves you $20...lol...other than that, I don't have any idea...
Purpose of the ask is if he feels those with DD214 are held to a more stringent mental health standard than civilians.
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montgomery wrote:
RogueUSMC wrote:
montgomery wrote:I politely and respectfully ask you, Sir: how is claiming to be a Marine veteran relevant to your LTC situation?
Hey, it saves you $20...lol...other than that, I don't have any idea...
Purpose of the ask is if he feels those with DD214 are held to a more stringent mental health standard than civilians.
...but Marines are life-takers and heart-breakers...so we gotta be crazy. Or so people have told me...
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Preaching to the choir brother ...
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