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Bulging Disks and MEB
Gentlemen,
I'm a recently-commissioned 2LT, branched Infantry. I had the very bad luck, a month or so after commissioning (while I was waiting to class up into IBOLC), to get into a very bad car accident on the way to the gym. The severity of the damage wasn't known until later, but I began experiencing debilitating back-pain after a few miles on a run or a ruck.
Finally, it got to the point where my right leg would go tingly and numb, and I convinced a doctor something was really, really wrong. Before this, they insisted I didn't need an MRI and to continue physical therapy.
As it turns out, I have three bulging discs - none incredibly severe, but one touching my sciatic nerve on both sides even while I'm not doing physical activity. The Army decided that, instead of continuing treatment, to begin the MEB process on me. I was not offered an MMRB, and I was not notified that I was being moved onto a permanent profile.
This may be the wrong area for this, but I want to stay in the Army. I think that the officers and NCOs I've worked with would give me very positive reviews; I work hard in my current job. If any of the medics here have any advice or insight into how this process works, I'd really appreciate it. I'm at my wit's end here, and the medical and PEB personnel seem...less than interested in helping me out.
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