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Army rejection after appeal upheld

My son has been permanently medically rejected from the Army assessment centre after having an appeal upheld for the same reason at the initial application. Adolescent mental health. We sent off medical records from birth up until recent for the appeal, so there was no further information that could change the decision. They stated in the letter that my son has severe mental health, however this is not the case as he has never been diagnosed with anything. He went through a tough time when he was 14 due to external factors. He has never been medicated or hospitalised.
Does anyone think this is a good case to get the decision over turned or can they change their decision with the same evidence. As we have already been through the appeal process and won.
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No-one on here can say if you've got a good case for appeal as we a) haven't got sight of all the relevant information and b) won't go making suggestions on medical issues by doing some kind of online diagnosis. Neither can the staff in an AFCO help with specifics as they aren't medical specialists.

As an ex-RAF Recruitment Officer, what I can say is the evidence for an appeal has to address the reason for the rejection and provide information that is new or in addition to that in the medical records.

Medication or hospitalisation (or not) aren't always issues; it can be factors such as the stressor, the type of reaction to said stressor and how many times it occurred. The Armed Forces all work to the same fundamental medical standards, which are based on research and the likelihood of a reoccurrence, given the conditions of training and the job. Hence they are not going to take a risk on someone who may not cope with military life, no matter how well that person may be coping with life as a civilian, and there are always other candidates that do meet the entry standards and who can be selected for recruitment.

That's as much help as can be given and sorry, unfortunately it may not work out for your son. That's not to say you shouldn't try if you have acceptable evidence.
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My issue isn't if he has a good case for an appeal as he has already has his appeal upheld. But went to assessment centre and they rejected him for the same reason the appeal was upheld for. His army recruiter is on the case now as he has never heard of this happening. I was just wondering if they could reject after being approved by appeal panel for the same code
Original post by Hargreaves 2000
My issue isn't if he has a good case for an appeal as he has already has his appeal upheld. But went to assessment centre and they rejected him for the same reason the appeal was upheld for. His army recruiter is on the case now as he has never heard of this happening. I was just wondering if they could reject after being approved by appeal panel for the same code

My reply was based on you asking if there was a good case. So what process has your son been through and who upheld the appeal?

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