I am a CPT in the Army in my 7th year of service. I am currently deployed but found out I have to go home next Saturday. I was caught sleep walking in the barracks and was instantly referred to mental health where they initiated a medical eval board and chapter from the army back at fort bragg. I am kind of nervous now and don't know or understand the med board process. Here is my history and related medical issues:
Boxed for 4 years at USMA as a cadet on the Collegiate Team (competed, have A LOT of fights)
Deployed as a Sapper PL in 12-13: Blown up numerous times with all the associated chaos involved in IED detonations
Deployed to Iraq as a staff officer: Left Iraq with a breathing issue, high blood pressure 140/70 consistently now.
Currently in AFG as a Staff officer: Sleepwalking
I have 20 Jumps as a paratrooper: Drs. are worried that my history has me at risk for CTE which I just recently learned about from my visit and they think its the reason for my sleep walking.
Since coming back from my first deployment in 2012 I have gone to continuous counseling about roughly 20 times, just to come to grips with all the crap I saw.
Since coming back from Iraq, I have a breathing issue. The only way to describe it is it feels like my left lung isn't fully inflating. I have had 4 x rays in the past 18 months, have 100% oxygen rating with the thing they put on your finger, no heart issues via x ray, and I had to breath into a weird machine at pulmonary which came back normal. BUT it is still difficult to breath. I just suck it up and continue my job as an engineer.
I have only recently started sleep walking as well. I started back in July of 2016 after coming back from Iraq. I did not know sleep walking was an issue in the army. I thought it was just something stupid I did, so I deployed to AFG not realizing I was a risk to others. I now sleep walk consistently probably 4-6 times a month since july.
So now to the question, do I even have a medical evaluation board case? Am I eligible for medical retirement? I was in great standing in my unit, good OERs, no disciplinary issues, was in the command queue, and now I feel like my world is coming down around me. What is the process? Also, I feel weird about taking benefits from the Army if they give them to me, since I have seen Soldiers who really needed them. Is this a normal feeling to have? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and sorry for the rant.
Boxed for 4 years at USMA as a cadet on the Collegiate Team (competed, have A LOT of fights)
Deployed as a Sapper PL in 12-13: Blown up numerous times with all the associated chaos involved in IED detonations
Deployed to Iraq as a staff officer: Left Iraq with a breathing issue, high blood pressure 140/70 consistently now.
Currently in AFG as a Staff officer: Sleepwalking
I have 20 Jumps as a paratrooper: Drs. are worried that my history has me at risk for CTE which I just recently learned about from my visit and they think its the reason for my sleep walking.
Since coming back from my first deployment in 2012 I have gone to continuous counseling about roughly 20 times, just to come to grips with all the crap I saw.
Since coming back from Iraq, I have a breathing issue. The only way to describe it is it feels like my left lung isn't fully inflating. I have had 4 x rays in the past 18 months, have 100% oxygen rating with the thing they put on your finger, no heart issues via x ray, and I had to breath into a weird machine at pulmonary which came back normal. BUT it is still difficult to breath. I just suck it up and continue my job as an engineer.
I have only recently started sleep walking as well. I started back in July of 2016 after coming back from Iraq. I did not know sleep walking was an issue in the army. I thought it was just something stupid I did, so I deployed to AFG not realizing I was a risk to others. I now sleep walk consistently probably 4-6 times a month since july.
So now to the question, do I even have a medical evaluation board case? Am I eligible for medical retirement? I was in great standing in my unit, good OERs, no disciplinary issues, was in the command queue, and now I feel like my world is coming down around me. What is the process? Also, I feel weird about taking benefits from the Army if they give them to me, since I have seen Soldiers who really needed them. Is this a normal feeling to have? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and sorry for the rant.