How does it work legally by US law if a Counselor gives you a diagnosis and does not tell you?
I'm trying to enlist in the military, and hurt myself from training too hard. I was ultra scared it'd jeopardize my chances to enlist, and imagined it was far worse than it really was. My doctor recommended I talk to a counselor about it, so I did.
I told him I wanted to enlist, and why I was so upset and feeling down about it, as well as some relationship issues I had at the time.
Over 3 years later I found out on looking at my records he diagnosed me with a minor Depression, and never informed me at all, despite knowing the first time he met me my entire life plan was built around a military career.
I am legitimately far more depressed about the diagnosis of Depression than I was about anything that got me tagged as it.
To top it off, the reserve military job I want doesn't allow people with prior history of mental diagnoses, even with waivers approved.
On the assumption I cannot lie about this to the military, how can I see about getting this sorted and proving I am not actually a fucking liability or somehow sidestepping it?
>>18578244
>On the assumption I cannot lie about this to the military, how can I see about getting this sorted and proving I am not actually a fucking liability or somehow sidestepping it?
You assume wrong
Everyone lies at MEPS, don't worry about it, you're in perfect physical and mental condition
>>18578248
The issue is I reported the sports injury to MEPS and later found a paper trail on my paperwork leading to the counseling session that got me tagged as Depressed...
I was forthright with MEPS about the physical injuries, and they requested those documents.
I considered the idea of slightly altering the paperwork, so to cut off the trail though. I'm just not sure how big a deal that is, since everyone lies, but not everyone edits paperwork.