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I asked my doctor at the time if I could start the treatment of keppra after the first incident My treatment , until I had of period of missed meds causing a breakthrough seizure. The seizure was miss recorded in my medical records as an “unprovoked seizure” rather than “provoked” starting the...

Also, I was PCS’d mid way through the MEB process. Which further complicated everything communication on this.

One part I accidentally left out, I went 13 month without an event then had breakout seizure Due to missed meds. It was mis annotated in my medical notes as “unprovoked” Which is started the Medboard. Following all of this, I did seek a help civilian epilepsy clinic and received months of...

Test results came back today negative. Currently, with all my other test results, doctors don’t have enough to make an epilepsy diagnosis. Last week, I did have my formal in person PEB. They concluded that I was unfit for continued service. Sadly, not sure what my next options are as far as...

What’s happening to me is the result of a misdiagnosis that was never corrected inside the system. Despite new medical evidence, despite my ability to perform my duties, and despite the fact that the diagnosis doesn’t match my actual medical history, the process kept moving forward. Once the...

What’s happening to me is the result of a misdiagnosis that was never corrected inside the system. Despite new medical evidence, despite my ability to perform my duties, and despite the fact that the diagnosis doesn’t match my actual medical history, the process kept moving forward. Once the...

UPDATE: condition was found to be manageable with and without meds by the MEB (seizures are non-intractable, non-status epilepticus) MEB is still processing. Meeting with legal to talk about making an argument that I’m still retainable under the army’s findings along with other medical evidence.

I understand. But this is an honest account of my condition. Two events, one year in between and no symptoms.

Currently undergoing a MEB for seizures. Had two seizures a year apart from one another. I’m not sure what the cause of second seizure, but it’s likely due to missing dosing of meds. I’m a 91B mechanic and can still do my job without any accommodations and was wondering if there any possible...

Currently, I’m active duty in the Army; MEB was approved for a diagnosis of Epilepsy. My two seizures happened exactly 13.5 months apart from one another. The timeline of both seizures suggests my seizures may have been provoked due to a range of possible triggers: Sleep depravation...