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Big Will, Considering the problems you have had, don't they have to give you an exemption from doing PT and such? Your surgeon can put yon on a total NO pt at all profile....do it NOW! That is total poop. I have been there done that right now...on con leave as I type. My boss is so mad that I'll...

It's my understanding that if the military service awards your DES rating >50%, you would get a concurrent retirment. If you get between 30-45%, you only get one out of the 2, but anything >30% results in a severance package and you don't get any VA benefits until your severance is completely...

I am also going through this painful, ridiculous, and awful experience because of the fact that MTFs, commanders, doctors, and the entire MEB process is NOT held accountable to the Congressional, military regs, and DOD regs and instructions! I have filed 2 Congressionals because of my break in...

"The Air Force's version of the Warrior Transition Unit is the Patient Squadron. In the Army, the WTU is a free standing unit in the overarching WTU Command. In the AF, the patient Squadron is part of the hospital's command. It is not used nearly as much in the AF, but if it makes your life...

WOW! I am sorry you're going through this...I was threatend a week ago for having "elective" sinus surgery when my ENT had STRONGLY RECOMMENDED it. I was also told that I could come off of orders (but this is a line of duty...duh, that's not an option here because they'll use it against me as...

Sorry dms about your frustration! I can see how frustrated you are! I am in the process of the arduous process but if you have it in both, you ought to get at least 20% because of the bilateral factor. Did you get a ROM? And what does your profile say? How many years of active duty do you...

Hi again! I am using my married name now (sorry) and have had a heck of a time with this MEB process. I was misdiagnosed and sent to 4 docs until one finally performed arthroscopy. He found a labral tear in the left hip along with synovitis, bursitis, and he performed a psoas tenotomy. It was a...

I think regardless of the service, the military treatment facilities do whatever the hell they want to by disregarding the REGS the DODIs and all applicable law. They just don't care because like the Federal Reserve, nobody holds them accountable nor are they audited! I am totally frustrated and...

I will send a PM here shortly. For time, I can say that I was threatened with the UCMJ if I have surgery which my commander's known about along with the doctors I saw at Lackland, my PEBLO, etc which is connected to a LOD. Basically, I had a sinus infection at the same location I hurt my hip...

I was injured way back in 2009 while deployed to the UAE as a storeroom clerk. The heavy lifting combined with the 5 mile runs that I was not used to tore up my hip and knees. The base decided to do an LOD which was jacked up from the get-go, and since my return have had 4 more LODs which many...

Well, the fact they took you off orders is unlawful esp awaiting a MEB if the injury happened on orders >30 and was documented that it happened then. They do the LOD investigation and then you stay on orders til they decide if you're fit/not fit for duty. I think they keep you on orders even...

They don't always wait for members to reach optimal level of health...sometimes we don't progress fast enough, so they just kick us out before they even figure out what is going on!

Yes, once they start the MEB you cannot leave the local area unless it's approved. Were you on orders while on con leave? Also, they're sending me to Wilfred Hall BEFORE my MEB even starts! The AF has some kind of fast track MEB process now that rates the VA and AF disabilities together. That...

I got hurt while I was deployed back in 2009. I am ANG and my situation has been complicated and hard to diagnose/treat. That said, if they had just offered me surgery to begin with they would have found out the problem but they always do the 'least invasive' procedure first but then complain it...

I have chronic iliopsoas bursitis and hip synovitis that was aspirated 2x (only 1x was successful) and my doctor insists it's a ganglion cyst despite the fact that my reports all show synovitis and iliopsoas bursitis. The doc told me that he's being "pressured" to start my Nar Sum and he already...

Thanks for the info Jason! I looked up the DODI 1332.39 and it's been rescinded. It isn't on the 488b because that is the chronic fatigue syndrome. I cannot find any ratings in any of the regs, instructions, or medical guidance. Would they just categorize it as an autoimmune disorder then...

Hello. Does anyone have information regarding what Sjogren's and/or Reiterh's Syndrome ratings would be? I have both or one of them (undergoing more testing to get a final decision) and wonder what they will rule on it? Anything would be extremely helpful! I cannot find anything on it! Thanks DHanby

Hello. I am in the long and confusing process of a LOD determination. This summer while deployed to SE Asia, I developed iliopsoas bursitis. When I got home my orders stopped (which should not have happened...and am trying to get help to fix this mess) and my Tricare has dropped me out of Prime...