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Thank you so much. Thankfully my command is on board, as they see how much pain I’m in and they don’t expect too much out of me. I just feel bad that I’m occupying a slot that someone else could be fulfilling and working twice as hard. Thank you again.

Thank you for reading the entire post—I know it was long. Pain management doesn’t have an open appointment until August 12th; my PCM doesn’t have an open appointment until June 26th (even though it’s virtual). Do you believe it’s worth calling back and getting pain management to update what he...

Hello everyone, I have one simple question: who initiates the MEB? Background: I’ve been dealing with chronic back pain for almost two years, over the course of two duty stations. It wasn’t until I PCS’d to where I’m at now that I was able to get an MRI. The MRI confirmed that I have a...

Hello everyone, After dealing with back issues for over a year, medication, physical therapy, dry needling, 2 rounds of trigger point injections, and 1 round of the lumbar epidural steroid injection, I finally advocated for myself at pain management & asked for a MEB. I explained how my pain...

Thank you. I will advocate for myself at the next appointment. By then I will be 365 days on temporary profile with no progress. I will use that as the basis for the MEB. Thanks again!

Thank you for the reply. I will bring it up at my next visit. I will say the doctor at physical therapy even made it a point to tell me to let her know if they give me any issues, so I do feel like I have some form of support.

Good afternoon, I am posting here as I feel like this forum may be of assistance. I don’t really know who to turn to or what to do next. BLUF: How do I get a MEB? Background info: I’ve been Active Duty Army for 9 years—in a couple months I’ll be at 10. I injured my back in Oct 2023. A couple...