ThrowAwayAcct2025
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Hi guys,
I'm hoping someone out here can help me since I'm pretty much on my own. I was a part of the Class of 2025 at USNA and I DORed later that December due to medical issues. I had been injured during Plebe Summer when my hips gave out and I was first put on crutches for a few weeks and then in a wheelchair on and off for a while. I had told my upperclass leaders that something felt wrong with my hip when my leg wasn't lifting at all, but I think they thought I was trying to be lazy. It took until second set that someone finally believed me when after going through the C-Course I couldn't walk. I ended up having to stay on chit for most of the rest of my time there. Medical didn't give me a plan to get out of the wheelchair so they just took away my chit near the beginning of the Ac Year and told me to walk. I ended up being forced to do a PRT A DAY AFTER returning my wheelchair, having not walked without assistance in months. Suffice to say, I think this injured my hips even more.
They never figured out what was wrong (did x-rays, MRIs, the works), but I still have chronic pain in my hip even over a year later. It can make it hard to walk somedays and sometimes I can't lift my leg. This has also affected my ability to stay active since I was once an avid runner all through high school and now I can't even walk without a limp most days. If I do end up having to run, I can only make it a very short distance and I end up being in severe pain the rest of the day. Some nights I can't sleep because of it. I have had trouble with choosing jobs since certain ones (like a cashier job) require me to stand all day and even standing that long or putting weight on my hips (specifically the right since that one is usually the worst) can be incredibly painful.
That being said, I don't know where to go from here. Obviously, I need to talk with medical, but my injury is at the point where it doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon. Like I said, it's been over a year and I haven't been able to be active much because of it (ie I haven't strained it worse through my own actions). It simply constantly hurts. Would this be something the VA would be able to help me with? I have been given mixed messages about what my status is (veteran or not) since I got out. FAFSA told me that I would only be considered a Vet if I went to Iraq or Afghanistan but I've looked into it a bit online and read different things, too. I am well aware I don't really count as a "hardcore" vet (sorry I can't think of another way to put it) since I never truly served, and please know I'm absolutely not trying to be disrespectful by trying to compare Plebe Summer to something like Afghanistan. However, I was injured during the training part of the Academy and continued to be injured for the rest of the six months I was there for. Is there any recourse where I can be compensated for this? I'm only 19 and I'm scared I'll be unable to walk normally again for the rest of my life.
Hopefully none of this comes across as disrespectful to Vets, and I really appreciate anyone who is willing to help out.
I'm hoping someone out here can help me since I'm pretty much on my own. I was a part of the Class of 2025 at USNA and I DORed later that December due to medical issues. I had been injured during Plebe Summer when my hips gave out and I was first put on crutches for a few weeks and then in a wheelchair on and off for a while. I had told my upperclass leaders that something felt wrong with my hip when my leg wasn't lifting at all, but I think they thought I was trying to be lazy. It took until second set that someone finally believed me when after going through the C-Course I couldn't walk. I ended up having to stay on chit for most of the rest of my time there. Medical didn't give me a plan to get out of the wheelchair so they just took away my chit near the beginning of the Ac Year and told me to walk. I ended up being forced to do a PRT A DAY AFTER returning my wheelchair, having not walked without assistance in months. Suffice to say, I think this injured my hips even more.
They never figured out what was wrong (did x-rays, MRIs, the works), but I still have chronic pain in my hip even over a year later. It can make it hard to walk somedays and sometimes I can't lift my leg. This has also affected my ability to stay active since I was once an avid runner all through high school and now I can't even walk without a limp most days. If I do end up having to run, I can only make it a very short distance and I end up being in severe pain the rest of the day. Some nights I can't sleep because of it. I have had trouble with choosing jobs since certain ones (like a cashier job) require me to stand all day and even standing that long or putting weight on my hips (specifically the right since that one is usually the worst) can be incredibly painful.
That being said, I don't know where to go from here. Obviously, I need to talk with medical, but my injury is at the point where it doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon. Like I said, it's been over a year and I haven't been able to be active much because of it (ie I haven't strained it worse through my own actions). It simply constantly hurts. Would this be something the VA would be able to help me with? I have been given mixed messages about what my status is (veteran or not) since I got out. FAFSA told me that I would only be considered a Vet if I went to Iraq or Afghanistan but I've looked into it a bit online and read different things, too. I am well aware I don't really count as a "hardcore" vet (sorry I can't think of another way to put it) since I never truly served, and please know I'm absolutely not trying to be disrespectful by trying to compare Plebe Summer to something like Afghanistan. However, I was injured during the training part of the Academy and continued to be injured for the rest of the six months I was there for. Is there any recourse where I can be compensated for this? I'm only 19 and I'm scared I'll be unable to walk normally again for the rest of my life.
Hopefully none of this comes across as disrespectful to Vets, and I really appreciate anyone who is willing to help out.
