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Oh, also my smr's state that a MEB was not needed.

My discharge was honorable. The reason for discharge is stated as: mental condition. Thanks for the advice and responses.

They reason for discharge is stated as mental condion. In my smr's axis 1 is adjustment disorder disorder. Axis two is personality disorder. My suicide attempt happened ten months into service, and i had no history of mental conditions before my military service..

Hi. I'm a long time reader, but this is my first post. Here is my situation: Served USN from July 2007-July 2008. I was discharged for mental condition. While in service, I attempted suicide, and after being in the ward on base for twelve days, I was released, diagnosed with adjustment disorder with disturbance in mood/depressed mood. (I've just recently noticed that on the paperwork from the emergency department, my diagnosis says: acute adjustment disorder/medically cleared whatever that means.) Anywho, five years later in early Nov 2013, I started seeing a psychiatrist, because the depression became too much. He prescribed me Concerta, saying that it would help with my anxiety and depression, but it didn't. I attempted suicide yet again. I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, recurrent, severe. I stayed in the ward for five days this time. I spent the past five years without seeking treatment, because my husband didn't know about my depression or past suicide attempt. He is avidly against people who commit suicide(for religious reasons), and I didn't want him to leave me. However, because my depression has kept me from working all of these years, he wants a divorce because he says 'he needs someone who can provide for the family alongside him, because the stress of providing for our family(me, him, and our son) is just too much. He's a marine, btw. I'm wondering if I have enough for a claim, or if I should even try? Oh, and I'm seeing a new psychiatrist starting Wednesday. I had to move out of my husband's house to start official separation, and so I had to change psychiatrists. I'm bringing my paperwork for DBQ to him along with my SMR's and my civilian medical record. I guess my question is, should I even try and file? Or should I not waste my time because of the five years where I didn't seek treatment? Also, no matter if I go through with the claim or not, I'll continue to seek treatment, as I desperately need it. Thanks in advance for your responses.