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Welcome! It is hard to give a likely rating without more information. Remember, each condition must be separately unfitting to be compensable by the DoD. Also, your MEB does not rate, it only documents disqualifying conditions for retention and recommends whether a PEB is necessary. As to whether you will get a higher rating after surgery, it again depends on your degree of functional limitation at the time. If you do not have limitations due to that condition after treatment, you may be fit for that conditions. On the other hand, if you suffer from significant limitations on range of motion, you may be assigned a high rating for this. So, much will depend on your condition when you are boarded (assuming a PEB comes to pass).
You are relatively close to retirement and it is to your benefit to reach 20 years. Your administrative process/situation should not drive the train for your medical treatment, but the surgery and recovery may put you much closer to your 20 years.
I have seen the gamut of findings for conditions such as yours, from separation to retirement. You should read the Guide to PEB Forum link, look at all migraine threads in Ratings and Conditions forums, read the Fitness vs Unfitness thread and then post any questions you have. I wish I could tell you more now, it would really take much more information and after you read up on these topics, your questions will probably be more focused.
I hope you have some relief from the pain and success through this process.
Welcome! It is hard to give a likely rating without more information. Remember, each condition must be separately unfitting to be compensable by the DoD. Also, your MEB does not rate, it only documents disqualifying conditions for retention and recommends whether a PEB is necessary. As to whether you will get a higher rating after surgery, it again depends on your degree of functional limitation at the time. If you do not have limitations due to that condition after treatment, you may be fit for that conditions. On the other hand, if you suffer from significant limitations on range of motion, you may be assigned a high rating for this. So, much will depend on your condition when you are boarded (assuming a PEB comes to pass).
You are relatively close to retirement and it is to your benefit to reach 20 years. Your administrative process/situation should not drive the train for your medical treatment, but the surgery and recovery may put you much closer to your 20 years.
I have seen the gamut of findings for conditions such as yours, from separation to retirement. You should read the Guide to PEB Forum link, look at all migraine threads in Ratings and Conditions forums, read the Fitness vs Unfitness thread and then post any questions you have. I wish I could tell you more now, it would really take much more information and after you read up on these topics, your questions will probably be more focused.
I hope you have some relief from the pain and success through this process.