chisasunja
Junior Member
Hi all...I have a "special circumstance" situation. I went into the Military in May 2001 healthy and motivated. During Boot Camp I had to get my wisdom teeth removed and encountered a terrible problem. While getting an impacted wisdom tooth removed the Dr. "slipped" causing an immense amount of damage that took several surgeries to repair leaving my main mandibular nerve damaged, partially paralized on parts, large hematoma and mass amount of infection. All this information is documented in my military file. I didn't want to be put on hold and was near the end of Boot Camp so I gave it all I had to get through and graduated Boot Camp, not sure how but I did. Subsequently, I was disqualified from my job due to this injury and sent to THU (temp holding unit) where I underwent more treatment and surgeries. I was on about 7 medicines and heavily sedated along with an anti-depressant. This was not my normal person...was ALWAYS happy, upbeat and optimistic. I couldn't take the situation anymore and went AWOL. I know, now, that this was not correct. I was NOT of sound and mind when this happened and have ALL the documentation to prove it. How do I go about getting my status upgraded? Truthfully, is there ANYTHING I can do? I feel cheated out of a great career in the military due to no fault of my own and now have physical scars I have to live with everyday.
PLEASE HELP! All advice will be taken into consideration...good, bad, agree, not agree..I just need to know what my options are and if I can do anything to upgrade my status to something other than OTH...
Thank you all in advance for taking the time to read and help me out.
PLEASE HELP! All advice will be taken into consideration...good, bad, agree, not agree..I just need to know what my options are and if I can do anything to upgrade my status to something other than OTH...
Thank you all in advance for taking the time to read and help me out.