I am looking for opinions on if I should go thru the MEB process or not. I have been led to beleive I have some input of course I will believe it when I see it. It was mentioned 5 months ago and just came up again this week. It really makes me angry.
I was diagnosed wiht PTSD in early Fall 09. (I recently saw a note in my medical records that said I was showing symptoms in 06 and I refused treatment. I don't remember that but that is what I would have done given I had a pending promo board and had just PCSd.)
Currently I am on a one year profile with no deployment and recently my Dr said to me in passing that I will never deploy again. That really spoke to me and made me feel like I was finished. As for deployments at this point I am really indifferent.
I have exposure therapy treatment once a week plus am on a variety of meds. They are currently jacked up. I sometimes wonder if I am making progress or will ever get better. As many of you know this wears on you. I look back at the time when this occured and its like a bad stain that I can't wash off. I am miserable. I have good days and bad days. I really feel I am not performing where I should be. Thank goodness my unit is very supportive.
I have over 20 yrs active duty and could drop papers if the profile was lifted. Without this issue the earliest I would apply for retirement is Oct 10 for one year out. I really want to stay until at least Oct of 11. Would prefer summer 12.
I just don't know the impact a MEB might have on my future. I mean is there anything to gain or just go on? My concern is that the MEB will be negative in some way and mess me up later on. Is there any relationship between MEB results and VA?
I don't know what to do.
Tomcat98
I was diagnosed wiht PTSD in early Fall 09. (I recently saw a note in my medical records that said I was showing symptoms in 06 and I refused treatment. I don't remember that but that is what I would have done given I had a pending promo board and had just PCSd.)
Currently I am on a one year profile with no deployment and recently my Dr said to me in passing that I will never deploy again. That really spoke to me and made me feel like I was finished. As for deployments at this point I am really indifferent.
I have exposure therapy treatment once a week plus am on a variety of meds. They are currently jacked up. I sometimes wonder if I am making progress or will ever get better. As many of you know this wears on you. I look back at the time when this occured and its like a bad stain that I can't wash off. I am miserable. I have good days and bad days. I really feel I am not performing where I should be. Thank goodness my unit is very supportive.
I have over 20 yrs active duty and could drop papers if the profile was lifted. Without this issue the earliest I would apply for retirement is Oct 10 for one year out. I really want to stay until at least Oct of 11. Would prefer summer 12.
I just don't know the impact a MEB might have on my future. I mean is there anything to gain or just go on? My concern is that the MEB will be negative in some way and mess me up later on. Is there any relationship between MEB results and VA?
I don't know what to do.
Tomcat98