What options do I have for my injury, deterioration in the discs in my neck and back, along with a curvature in my spine?

Make and retain two copies of every piece of paper they give you. SPC (Join to see)

From the PCM the recommendations should be the same regardless of where you sustained the injuries or how. PT, medications and a profile for the interim.

For the not so distant future you will want to establish any injuries remotely related to a deployment or combat directly. If there are none, then you will want to capture and highlight injuries that may have occurred during your day to day duties, field training, motor pool, a slip and fall.

This will likely end up with sone sort of review for classification and separation. Your long term health should be your focus, part of that is to ensure that the military and the VA are doing there part in your health after separation, should you separate.

If you do separate from service and your injuries are debilitating don’t forget to look intobSSI as well. You may be eligible regardless of VA/Military options.

Got same thing in my neck. Constant blinding headaches.
Get an epidural in the neck, and radio frequency ablasion about every eight months.
Doesn't cure it, but makes it tolerable.
Good luck to you

SPC (Join to see) If it comes to seperating medically make sure you get a full copy of your medical record. It can save you time and headaches when you file for benefits.

SPC (Join to see) My cousin has similar issues with her neck, unfortunately hers was due to a poorly done surgery years ago. One of the things she tried was red light therapy. There are really expensive units you can buy that are $1000's of dollars, or you can go on eBay and buy a lightbulb and a gooseneck light. It works for her, and the bulb was $40, and she had a light stand. She got some relief after a couple of 20 minute treatments. All the best.

The only Option You Have is to Listen to the DOCTORS , Speaking From Experience I Have Very Similar Injuries, You Will be put on a Profile, Then They Will Come Up With a Treatment Plan, Which Will Include Meds and Physical Therapy They Will Do All Kinds of Scans of Your Neck and Back, Then When All That FAILS , The DOCS Will Recommend A Med Board, Then in About 8-10 Months You Will Either Be Medical Discharged or Medical Retired, If you have Enough Years in or It’s Combat Related, Then you GO Straight to the VFW / DAV or Legion and Get a VSO , Then Go to VA and Get Rated, and Keep Going Until You Get 100% P and T , VA Gave Me 40% at Discharge and It Took 5 years to get 100% , GOOD LUCK! And Ibuprofen Will Become a Good Friend

Don't hesitate to ask for referrals to local providers if your base/facility does not have a neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon on staff. And be sure you keep documentation of every appointment, civilian or military. I began having troubles with my neck in 1984 serving on an icebreaker. Continued until I herniated a couple of disks. Ended up with a caged fusion at Walter Reed. VA initially rated me 70%. Took 12 years to get resolve. Had a civil service career until I got a supervisor who didn't think disabled people could be fully qualified. Had to take an early retirement. Careful of the Ibuprofen and aspirin -- you don't want stomach issues. Ask your neurosurgeon about a "trigger point injection" for your neck and headaches. Radio ablation is good but short-lived. PEMF treatments are better for thoracic areas. Do all the PT recommended -- range of motion is a "use it or lose it" thing. Good luck.

Were you injured in the line of duty, without misconduct? Was it reported and investigated? It will matter later. Medically, the options are varied, but the PCM will advise you. Document everything. Degenerative disc disease and/or spinal stenosis does not improve with age.

At the very least ask your PCM for either a CT or MRI of your back and a referral to a neurosurgeon.

Keep copies of all medical records. File for VA comp asap.