AD AF-Dropping a Stack of Issues On PCM w/MEB on Horizon.

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Lindseyj5

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I've had hip and back problems for 4+ years after a mishap on a deployment. I've only had a handful of pain free days in that same time. Being stubborn as most of us on here are, i pushed through, having crippling spasms every three weeks, each fit lasting almost two weeks. After recovering some mobility for about a week, it would happen again, triggered by the most random or insignificant movements. In Jan '21 I had my first three pain free days since Sep '17. The pain returned and I immediately realized I had been depressed for years. At that time i stopped "sugar coating" my pain, met with a new PCM who is great, and has put me on the path I am now.
6-Jan-20212 - Code 37
Package is currently on its way to AFPC.

I want to know if it is appropriate to drop a stack of other issues on my PCM at one appointment. These 4 other issues have bothered me for a good length of time, but have been overshadowed by my hip and back pain. Now that it is almost certain that I will be medically retired, i want to ensure these problems are documented without someone thinking i'm creating issues to chase percentages. Has anyone felt skepticism from your doctor by doing this? Any potential repercussions? Are these things i can just bring up in my future C&P Exams?

Also, i see a lot of people talking about their lawyers. Should I get legal help for some reason?
 
I did this exact thing when I knew my career was most likely over due to my MEB. I booked back to back appointments with my PCM to address other issues built up and ignored over the past 14 years and he didn’t have any issue with it but he was also a pretty chill guy to begin with. Getting it documented now pretty much guarantees direct service connection and provides additional medical evidence when you go through your C&P exams or later on when you get out. Still waiting on my percentages to come back so we’ll see how effective it was.
 
There are few problems a patient can present that don't have some "objective" findings. For example you day you have a sore throat, the doc looks in your throat and can observe your throat looks raw. Just put the items on the table now. None of us can control what a doc or anyone else might think.
 
I would talk with your PCM regarding ANY medical issues that you have. Regardless of whether those conditions seem mild or major. I talked to my PCM about issues that I had been neglecting for a while. For example, I had ringing in my right ear for a number of years. I didn't talk to my PCM about it until my last year in service (like 8 months before being medically retired).

I had a C&P exam to test my hearing. Come to find out, The hearing test indicated that I have signs of hearing loss in my right ear. I have been exposed to loud noises during two of my jobs in the Air Force. Getting 10% for tinnitus was a Shaquille O'Neal slam dunk.
 
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