Gary, sorry about this terrible news which many of us can relate to in so many ways! I'd like to comment about your situation, but I don't know much about the specifics of your appeal. When you are ready, please insert a signature which briefly describes your spine condition. Sorry to ask now...not very good timing.
As you may know, active duty personnel have gotten ADR on many occasions. There must be a way to leverage this as a precedent.
I'll check back in a few days. We can also talk about next steps by phone mid week.