shoulder

Good morning all, I could really use some help and insight. Today I was seen by my pcm and he decided that he was going to recommend me for an MEB I believe is what he said. Which is all good and dandy, however. I am about to pcs March 26th, so about a month or less. And I actually want to pcs...

First post on here and im looking for some advice. I recently had full shoulder repair (three different surgeries). I initially injuried it 18 months ago. I tried conservative recovery and that didn’t work so I ended up getting surgery. It’s been 6 months since surgery and I’ve yet to fully...

Hello everyone, So I just got the news that I have a bankart lesion in my shoulder. They wanna do surgery, it's a 6 month timeframe for full recovery. This came up a week after I was just diagnosed with type 2 Chondromalacia in my knee which they're going to put injections in soon. I have to...

Hello, can some one help me Interpret this. I was diagnosed with brachial plexus disorder (Thoratic Outlet Sydrome) and wanted to know if these issues would cause arm numbness. MRI: Extensive labral tear involving the superior, posterior and inferior labrum, with multiple paralabral cysts as...

Background: I had a shoulder injury while PT'ing at work in February 2019 that finally progressed to LIMDU on 30DEC19, surgery in July 2020, and Medboard referral in March 2021. I was already in the BDD program so I had my C&P exams a few weeks before I was referred to a Medboard. The results...

This is something I have been contemplating for some time now but I figured I would get ya'lls take on it before I pulled the trigger. Something I have struggled to find, outside of this forum, was video based content on the process that is MEB/PEB's. I've been considering starting a YouTube...

Hello, Quick Background: Conditions: Right knee, Right Ankle, Left Shoulder. Right knee - I have had 4 surgeries, 2 ACL reconstructions, High Tibial Osteotomy, 2 PLC reconstructions, Full Meniscal Transplant. Current status of knee, ACL is torn again, Severe arthritis, Mensicus is a mess, very...

Hello everyone, I'm currently active duty HT (welder) in the Navy with 7 years in, it will be 8 in Jan. I've posted before so the beginning of this might sound familiar to a few of you. So I started getting PT on my shoulder in 2017, received 2 cortisone shots, got an mri and it was determined...

I am getting an MEB for my left shoulder which I have had two surgeries on. The exact diagnosis on my 3947 is Acromioclavicular Arthritis, Left Shoulder (diagnosed by the QTC/VA Medical DBQ Examiner as Acromioclavicular Osteoarthritis and Multiple Surgical Procedures including Left Distal...

Hi! Please help me My last C & P EXAM was in July. I raised my left shoulder by 30 degrees and received 20% DOD rate. But, The abduction angle of the left shoulder is 30% DOD up to 25 degrees. I have been trying to increase my disability by 30% because my shoulders are getting worse. So, I did...

SEP 9th 2017: package was sent off to the PEB. NOV 19th 2017: VA has claim, but has not rated. My question is how do I check to see where my package is at currently in the PEB process. I've seen the number on this site to check on it's process but that number doesn't seem to work and only gots...

I have been referred to a MEDBOARD for a bilateral Shoulder Injury, and just had my general medical exam yesterday. I keep getting varied information on what the DoD will take into account when deeming the long list of conditions I am claiming as a disqualifying or unfit condition. Some have...

Hello all. I'm going to try to be brief: I broke my shoulder in the final evaluation of Navy boot camp. I had two days left of boot camp, had no more physical evaluations, and honestly only thought i had a serious labrum strain. I was on hold after boot camp for a month waiting for orders and...

Hey guys. I have been in the Army for a year and some change now. I graduated Basic and AIT, and was going to be sent to Airborne school. However, before I could do so, a Drill Sergeant accused me of SHARP. I was instantly brought back to my Company, given a Field Grade Article 15, and put back...

First off, I want to thank everyone here I have been going through the post and trying to get a handle on this whole thing and you guys are amazing with the information that you provide. Background Info: SSgt USMC 12.5 years Active Duty Cyber Networking Chief Injured shoulder on my dominate...

Long story short, two shoulder surgeries and an elbow surgery later I'm being put out, got the exams back and just trying to see what I'm looking at. First the Shoulder Diagnosis-Other Left glenohumeral osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tendinopathy, status post surgery with residual pain, scars...