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Does anyone here have experience or know how insurance (tricare) works if you get medically separated or medically retired? I assume you keep tricare if you are medically retired but what about if you get under the 30% and get separated? Is there such a thing as tricare for life for dependents...

I have been on the verge of a MEB for a lil over a year now for one reason or another. But i am finally at the beginning stages of the actual proccess so ill start my timeline now. My diagnosis is Sarcoidosis and Esophinillic esophagitis (EOE) Sept 2021: Inital Diagnosis. Jan 10th 22: Code 37...

@chaplaincharlie Alot has happened over the last month that goes beyond my original EOE. Enlarged Lymph nodes found. PET scan done, Lymph node biopsy done. Lymphoma has been ruled out. Im about to begin more testing but one hypothosis is Sarcoidosis Autoimmune. Are you aware if that is a...

Yes it included biopsy. GI doc said he would classify it as severe and non responsive to medication including steroid inhaler

Good Morning, I had a appointment with my PCM just now about starting the MEB process for my EOE. I have had EOE for years and have had half a dozen upper GI scopes and esophagus stretching. I am actually hoping for a MEB to go through. However, my PCM told me that there was actually a MEB...

I ended up seeing cardiology. Long story short i only got to see the doctor for about 2 minutes before he got called to the ER. The only thing i was able to take away from the appointment was to get a CT scan of my chest to confirm everything. Since my other tests have been echocardiograms a...

Congratulations! Why the year gap between referred to meb and ides timeline? PCM just sit on it you think?

That is some very good information thank you. Based on that info i would say i was a 3.5. However, About two weeks ago I was having chest pains through the night and my boss (the wife) made me go to the ER that morning. After initial EKG and blood work ruled out a heart attack they decided...

Morning Chap, I am not exactly sure how to answer this. I "can" do alot of these things but get very winded doing it. I have to catch my breath after going up one flight of stairs. I would say i can do all the things in the light column with no issue. Everything in the moderate column i can...

I'm at nellis as well, so if anyone has any experience with the peblo or va reps here that'll be great

Any updates? I have just been diagnosed with the aortic aneurysm as well. But 4.3cm. My pcm said she believes a MEB is probable but is going to talk to cardiologist first. What do you think took your case so long to go from email from pcm to the actual start of MEB?

Keeping a eye this thread as your a few months ahead of me. Good luck!

Good morning everyone, I'm creating this thread to document my timeline and post any questions that arise and will edit it as things progress. I am very very early in the process and been researching like crazy, I have so many questions that I literally not sure what to even ask yet, lol. So...