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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.

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

I suspect RSD knows more than was said here.

I politely and respectfully ask you, Sir: how is claiming to be a Marine veteran relevant to your LTC situation?

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.

Out of state misdemeanors are considered Class A misdemeanors here.

infoman wrote:Out of state misdemeanors are considered Class A misdemeanors here.

Only if they carry jail time.

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.

montgomery wrote:I politely and respectfully ask you, Sir: how is claiming to be a Marine veteran relevant to your LTC situation?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others - Pigs 1945

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?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others - Pigs 1945

Never let it be said that E.Marquez is not an educated man!

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?

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others - Pigs 1945

Never let it be said that E.Marquez is not an educated man!

Any alcohol/drug treatment that an applicant self-reports is denied within a 5 year timeframe by medical advisory board.

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...

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.

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...

Preaching to the choir brother ...