I will "soon" go on orders for an MEB. The 2 wks has turned to several months awaiting but my OIC contacted me saying it will be soon & she will be driving me to Great Lakes where I'm going to go to the VA there & have an MEB board on the base following that. I fear it will all go wrong because they refuse to pay the medical bills for my spine. I've not spoken to a JAG but need to because this is going on far too long. I had a spinal injury I was treated with physical therapy for abroad(Iraq) because they did not have the equipment to test me properly. They told me to get an MRI when I got home & it showed some problems. Problem is I have tens of thousands in medical bills because the VA misdiagnosed me. The DAV is awaiting the results of my MEB to increase my rating from 10% to not sure what. I have a bachelors degree & am used to making $23 an hour; now I am not employable & some days can't even move. What bugs me most is I lost my job for calling in too much for medical reasons & I don't have drill pay anymore. Close to losing my car that is almost paid off & WAS at some point living in my car. On so many meds I can't think straight or drive. I'm tired of them hiding the pain & just want to be fixed. Some things they can fix with my back but the Clonus & Spasticity are a permanent diagnosis. Reservists really get screwed my tour in the Navy Seabees was 11 months active duty. 8 of which were boots on the ground.o was fortunate enough to have been able to move in with my new fiancé & he helps pay the bills somewhat but he shouldn't have to & he doesn't make enough to cover everything. His ex wife left him while he was deployed to Afghanistan & cleaned him out so we struggle pay check to paycheck foregoing groceries sometimes just to pay the necessary bills. We don't even bother paying bills that can wait & only pay minimum on our maxed out credit cards. Prior to deployment I had 40k in savings. I have lived on that since I came home in 31JUL11. I had full custody of my son & lost that because I was homeless. I have many blessings to count but at some point I couldn't see past losing my son & being homeless so I overdosed & was in a coma for almost a week. I am still in the reserves & on TMPQS status. Everything was reported accurately, there was an incident report & LOD for back & knee. Yet I'm only allowed to go to the VA who do not have the resources (the one near me) & misdiagnosed me. I was happy to serve but I didn't think for a minute that it would have to come out of my pocket because I'm a reservist & not active duty. If anyone can offer good advice please email me at maria3698@gmail.com. Thank you & Happy Veterans Day & thank you for serving our great nation!