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I'm feeling very upset and invalidated. For backstory I've been an E4 in the Air Force and been in for 6 years. My MST was in 2021 and I did an unrestricted report. The QTC psychiatrist had me go into detail and my trauma and how it affects me today. A couple weeks later I looked at the document...

Hello, I retired from the military (Air Force) as of today through Med Board, and I want to know what things I have to do after retirement. Thank you!

Been on profile since spring 2021. It's been a long battle with medical wanting to give me proper care as you all know. Referred to MEB January 2023. As soon I was notified I scheduled my TAP, SkillBridge, and whatever else I could complete as soon as possible to help with my transition...

I am currently starting the MEB process and I am curious if i will be found fit or unfit for duty here is my situation. I was recently diagnosed with scoliosis and some hight loss with a 13 degree curve in my upper back a less than 10 degree lower back curve and tilted hips. I also experience...

Hey! So I got my proposed ratings and signed for them. I’m still being seen for things that I claimed. My mri showed my wrists were normal for carpal tunnel. I have it in both hands. Will that affect my rating once it’s official? I appreciate any insight.

I was diagnosed with narcolepsy type II last year by a civilian sleep center (recruiter) and was prescribed Adderall. I had the overnight sleep study and the multiple sleep latency test. I checked with my command, and they gave me the green light to take it so long as I had the appropriate...

I just got referred to MEB because I was recovering from hip surgery, and I also need foot surgery. I started progressing in my recovery through aqua therapy and my profile i have no longer applies with the restrictions that they put as permanent. What are my options here? I'm very stressed and...

VA just received the full packet, Waiting on MEB physician to call to go over narsum, how long is normal wait time right now???

My husband has been seeing mental health on base since 2016. Our base (AF) recent got a new psychiatrist that my husband had an appointment with. He told him that his medication (zoloft, 200mg) wasn't working anymore and that he needed something different. The psychiatrist made the remark that...

Yesterday, I was notified by the PEBLO office that I have been found fit for duty after completion of the informal PEB. I was referred to a MEB for my lower back. I have a bulging, degenerating disc with arthritis along with nerve damage. I have been on LIMDU for over a year now, and I have gone...

Just got my MRI results back, after having severe low back pain for a year. Some context: Injured it doing Barbell Squats at the base gym and it has gotten progressively worse since then. Physical therapy did nothing and a Radio Frequency Ablation made it worse. Impression: Mid Lumbar...

Good evening, I just started the IDES process for referred conditions as “knee pain” and “knee instability.” I tore my ACL, PCL, and MCL and had 2 surgeries — all ligaments are now reconstructed. My questions is, with the VA rating chart for knees and ligaments, if someone has a prescribed brace...

I am a Navy reservist and currently going through a Medical Retention Review (MRR) process. This is the reserve side of the house just like a PEB/MED Board. - 12 years active duty - 4 good years reserve - 100% P&T through the VA - I do not see myself being cleared so looking at the possibility...

I’m making this post for my husband. We’ve known he was bp so a few years now and because he was managing decently and afraid of a discharge he never went to a psychiatrist. During his last depressive episode he reached out for help and just got formally diagnosed. He will be put on a...

Hey Everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I am starting a new thread for this as I am currently going through the process and plan on updating this as I go through it. So I am going through the Medical Board Eval for Vaso-Vagal Syncope and read on here most were successful with getting around...

Good morning, I just started my 3rd LIMDU for after a second knee surgery last year. My EAOS ends on 06/2022. My LIMDU ends on 08/2022. I have been told by my CCC that I should wait until closer to end of my EAOS to request an extension. By waiting, I am supposed to have a better idea of how...

Hello and thank you for your time. I developed type 1 diabetes while on active duty in 2008. I was med boarded and medically discharged with a 20% disability rating. I am searching for fellow service members that developed type 1 diabetes while on active duty. My goal it to find someone that was...

I was just curious to see if any one knows how idiopathic hypersomnia is rated by the VA. I know it’s a newer condition and it is neurogenic. I can’t find any thing in the schedule of ratings for it. Any help would be appreciated.

Hello, I am active duty Air Force, and I have been in for a little over 3.5 years. I have been diagnosed with chronic migraines about a year ago, but within the last few months, these migraines have gotten worse. I have missed two days of work within the last two weeks. I have called the nurse...

Hello everyone, I’m new to this page and forum but I have been reading a bunch of different post to get a feel for what everybody else is going through and I think my situation is not much different. I am in the Air Force and have been for about 3 years and 6 months. I’ve been seeking mental...