I'll try not to weigh this down with my personal issues. Long story short: I'm super depressed, had cancer recurrence after 12 years, got cancer resected, still depressed. I've tried a bunch of anti-depressants and they've yet to work. I'm on welbutrin, lexapro, and abilify. If abilify works, my psychiatrist said an MEB would be started. If abilify doesn't work then I get started on lithium. It's the same deal with lithium (if it works an MEB is initiated). I'm pretty miserable and the best thing, in my opinion, for me and the army is probably a separation.
My concern is, what are the chances of getting 30% DOD? I'm sure that's hard to answer with the information given, but I'm really open ears for anyone who's had experience with an MEB for psych issues. I'm concerned with that due to having some pretty bad EFMP issues. I'm torn between lying to stay in the army so the family has good healthcare, or the possibility of getting an MEB with <20%. I dunno if I should go crazy or go in to major medical debt as a civilian which will probably cause a load of other problems.
My other concern is that I don't have 8 years, and since 8 is required for conditions existing prior to service (EPTS), I worry that I won't have healthcare if my cancer comes back again.
Other medical problems:
- Sleep Apnea w/ CPAC
- Bad knee
- IBS/constipation/hemorrhoids
- Occasional migraines
- ED from meds
My concern is, what are the chances of getting 30% DOD? I'm sure that's hard to answer with the information given, but I'm really open ears for anyone who's had experience with an MEB for psych issues. I'm concerned with that due to having some pretty bad EFMP issues. I'm torn between lying to stay in the army so the family has good healthcare, or the possibility of getting an MEB with <20%. I dunno if I should go crazy or go in to major medical debt as a civilian which will probably cause a load of other problems.
My other concern is that I don't have 8 years, and since 8 is required for conditions existing prior to service (EPTS), I worry that I won't have healthcare if my cancer comes back again.
Other medical problems:
- Sleep Apnea w/ CPAC
- Bad knee
- IBS/constipation/hemorrhoids
- Occasional migraines
- ED from meds