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does she have a da 31 that says con leave on it? if so, she's fine.

I think you're being sent to physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR). Yes, you will get pain shots. The physiatrist there can conduct an EMG test on you. Finally, you'll be put on a rehab plan to alleviate your symptoms and improve your quality of life. Failure to this kind of treatment will...

Go to pain medicine and get treatment. Your current back pain with radiculopathy will give you a minimum of 30% from the DoD, meaning a medical retirement. Any more failed treatment will substantiate your case for higher rating. The military has broken you. You might as well get full pay while...

After my unfit memo, I heard back about my proposed percentages within 2 weeks.

That's bull. Once you sign your narsum, PEB has about 7 calendar days to give you a fit or unfit memo. Someone is pulling your chain.

You will probably get medically discharged with 10% or 20% and a severance pay. It's hard to prove service connection with the other disorders especially when you're only 1 year in.

Finally, keep getting treatment for your conditions. They have to treat you regardless of your status. If they refuse to treat you, that will provide more ammunition for you when you see Patient Advocate.

google "chondromalacia patella meb" There has already been a case where a SM gets MEB with this condition. Don't play around and talk to more people.

Start seeing behavioral health also for this bs.

Patient Advocate and IG are your next courses of action. The nuclear option is to contact your senator. Things will get done really quickly once your senator is involved.

My mistake. You didn't clarify your situation. In your case, you do have substantial case for a MEB already. How long have you been in profile? Usually, for soldiers with continuous profile of more than a year, your name will be on a dead list that goes all the way up to the General of your...

Mine took 10 weeks from the start of my P3 profile to my VA rating proposals. I'm at JBLM.

I started in late December 2015. I just got my rating back last week. Hopefully, you won't get screwed by a severance pay. Don't settle for anything less than 30% and continue to seek care.

They're right. You don't have enough evidences to warrant a MEB right now. A MEB is warranted when all treatment plans have failed, and your only course of option is surgery. At that point, you can opt not to have surgery and get MEB, or get surgery and still get MEB due to failing to meet...

Unless you know for a fact that your nerve damage is in the periphery, meaning being out of the spine and observable by an EMG, it is in your best interest to skip that EMG, have a MRI, and get a consult to a neurosurgeon. I thought that my PCM was trying to screw me over by refusing me an EMG...

For a pinched nerve along your spine, an EMG is medically inapplicable and doesn't add anything toward a diagnosis. Evidences from a MRI and a physical exam done by a neurosurgeon will suffice. I was originally pushing for an EMG with the false belief that I need to have one in order to have a...

Are you enlisted? If so, you need to be able to move, shoot, and communicate effectively while in full gear. It doesn't matter if you're a desk jockey. In theater, you will need to be able to perform in this manner. From your case, the answer is a profound no, making you unfit for further...

This kind of reporting confirms my suspicion of opting for Tricare standard in order to receive better care.

Awesome, thanks for your words of encouragement. Hopefully, I can resolve this issue in a manner similar to yours. I'm almost out of the Army now. Very excited about that!

Do I need a formal hearing when I agree with my unfit and fit conditions? I just disagree with the rating for one of my unfit conditions considering that all the evidences point otherwise. Were you assigned a proper VA rating on your unfit conditions on your first go? If not, what did you need...