Hi all,
So I've been following the board for over a year now, throughout my LIMDU, because my MEB was inevitable.
I'm an USMC pilot with 9 years AD. Somehow I herniated multiple levels of discs and required surgery on my L4-L5 nerve root due to numbness and tingling if I ever wanted to fly again. Well, the surgery failed (due to sever epidural scarring, edematous and enhancing nerve roots, etc) and here I am with severe sciatica in both legs. I also have herniations at the L5-S1 level on the left side of my spine that weren't addressed since multiple level diskectomy is non-waiverable for pilots and would've been permanently downing. Throughout my workups to make sure my pain was indeed from my spine they uncovered multiple other conditions that I'd been hiding for a while so I could stay in the cockpit. Long story short, in addition to lumbosacral neuritis, DDD, etc, I've been diagnosed with FAI w/ osteoarthritis, generalized anxiety disorder (seeing MH for about 4 months), periodic limb movement disorder, RLS, and a few other things.
So after seeing my orthopedic specialist and talking with him about how I thought it necessary for him to write an addendum once my neurosurgeon initiated my MEB, he initiated my MEB!!!!
Now, my MEB has been initiated for a secondary condition when I had been under the impression my NS would be my primary.
Anyways, I've repeatedly asked for it to be changed to no avail. I'm still very early in the process and have not completed my C&Ps.
Is this going to be a big deal? Does it actually matter what the referred condition was. I thought all NARSUMS/addenda will be considered.
Thanks, and I look forward to working with you all. This site is a great resource.
So I've been following the board for over a year now, throughout my LIMDU, because my MEB was inevitable.
I'm an USMC pilot with 9 years AD. Somehow I herniated multiple levels of discs and required surgery on my L4-L5 nerve root due to numbness and tingling if I ever wanted to fly again. Well, the surgery failed (due to sever epidural scarring, edematous and enhancing nerve roots, etc) and here I am with severe sciatica in both legs. I also have herniations at the L5-S1 level on the left side of my spine that weren't addressed since multiple level diskectomy is non-waiverable for pilots and would've been permanently downing. Throughout my workups to make sure my pain was indeed from my spine they uncovered multiple other conditions that I'd been hiding for a while so I could stay in the cockpit. Long story short, in addition to lumbosacral neuritis, DDD, etc, I've been diagnosed with FAI w/ osteoarthritis, generalized anxiety disorder (seeing MH for about 4 months), periodic limb movement disorder, RLS, and a few other things.
So after seeing my orthopedic specialist and talking with him about how I thought it necessary for him to write an addendum once my neurosurgeon initiated my MEB, he initiated my MEB!!!!
Now, my MEB has been initiated for a secondary condition when I had been under the impression my NS would be my primary.
Anyways, I've repeatedly asked for it to be changed to no avail. I'm still very early in the process and have not completed my C&Ps.
Is this going to be a big deal? Does it actually matter what the referred condition was. I thought all NARSUMS/addenda will be considered.
Thanks, and I look forward to working with you all. This site is a great resource.