Hello,
I'm new here and trying to gather information from the community before I try to proceed further with an MEB. So, I'm at 23 years of active service in the Army and here is my situation:
29 May 2020 - surgery to repair the labrum in my right hip
31 July 2020 (upcoming) - Surgery to repair the labrum in my left shoulder
I am facing a potential MEB for PTSD and back injury but nothing has been initiated yet. My providers have been pushing that I will qualify for an MEB with the severity of my PTSD and back injury but I wanted to take care of the above surgeries before heading down that road. My biggest concern is if either of the above surgeries would hold me up from initiating an MEB if my providers assign a P3 profile for the PTSD and my back? I've researched that it's not likely to have these surgeries approved during the MEB but what about if you have them before? Will I have to wait until I rehabilitate from both surgeries before I would be allowed to move forward with an MEB? Neither of the above surgeries are for issues that would prevent me from continuing service in the Army. I'm just trying to get a snapshot of what I'm looking at before moving forward.
Thank you
Jason
I'm new here and trying to gather information from the community before I try to proceed further with an MEB. So, I'm at 23 years of active service in the Army and here is my situation:
29 May 2020 - surgery to repair the labrum in my right hip
31 July 2020 (upcoming) - Surgery to repair the labrum in my left shoulder
I am facing a potential MEB for PTSD and back injury but nothing has been initiated yet. My providers have been pushing that I will qualify for an MEB with the severity of my PTSD and back injury but I wanted to take care of the above surgeries before heading down that road. My biggest concern is if either of the above surgeries would hold me up from initiating an MEB if my providers assign a P3 profile for the PTSD and my back? I've researched that it's not likely to have these surgeries approved during the MEB but what about if you have them before? Will I have to wait until I rehabilitate from both surgeries before I would be allowed to move forward with an MEB? Neither of the above surgeries are for issues that would prevent me from continuing service in the Army. I'm just trying to get a snapshot of what I'm looking at before moving forward.
Thank you
Jason