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You can get Radiculopathy added, but you need an EMG and neurology notes to get a decent case. It also needs to be presenting as unfitting by itself. It is very difficult to get it added, but it is possible. I had it added for my original Formal PEB before I was placed on TDRL. After my TDRL...

Just an update received my formal board results....no change to my findings. My Formal Board attorney said the board got it wrong with their justification because the regulation says ratings can change if it is to the benefit of the service member. Therefore, he suggested that I continue the...

Just FYI from my experience just this past month. I had my TDRL re-evaluation at end of January and beginning of February and then just completed my Formal Hearing. But from my experience the PEB did not even look at my TDRL evaluation notes. They did not see these until I provided one of the...

Thank you all for your assistance and recommendations. I had my Formal Hearing yesterday and my attorney thought it went very well. Due to the Navy's system of processing, I will not know anything for another month or so. One thing that caught me off guard was the board presented "new"...

Thank you for your response. Yes, I know that $ wise being medically retired will not change because with the VA my % is 70%, so even if I did get permanently retired or not I would still get the same amount of money. However, like you said my thing lies with Tricare. I understand how important...

Thank you for your assistance. I am going to appeal it, but I wanted to see if anyone had similar experience and what they provided for the reconsideration/FPEB. I had an EMG done in 2017 to get me to the 30% status where they added sciatica to my unfitting conditions. All of the doctors that...

I just received my TDRL re-evaluation results back and I got rated at 20% for DDD. Just some quick background, my original PEB rated me at 20% for DDD and left off my right and left sciatica as an unfitting condition. I then appealed and they approved and added them bringing me up to 30%. Now...

Hello, I am going through something similar to you as far as TDRL re evaluation taking me below the retired limit. Were you originally rated for sciatica during your initial PEB process? For me I was only rated 20% for my DDD and then my left and right sciatica got denied for being unfitting...

I am going on 3 months of not being paid. Retired 28 Sep 17. Just be sure to call DFAS if you go more than a month without retired pay because there was probably a submission issue like in my case where Navy did not give them the correct information and instead of DFAS contacting the Navy they...

I saw that you were on TDRL with the Navy and was hoping you could give me some insight into how long it took you to get retirement orders after you were found UNFIT and placed on TDRL from the PEB board. Thank you for your help. I got my findings on 24 July and am just trying to figure out...

I am currently going through the PEB process. Have my FPEB date for the end of july.

What branch are you?

Thanks for the info. My formal board is scheduled for 27 July. I got 2 neurosurgeons to write me memos stating how the conditions should be rated separately as well as additional appointment logs and spinal cord stimulator trials. What new evidence did you present?

What new evidence did you present at the formal board?

Good afternoon, I received my ratings in the beginning of March for DDD and Left and Right Radiculopathy of 20% DoD and 40% VA. The DoD said that my radiculopathy was CAT 2 diagnosis. I saw on one of your posts that you went to the FPEB and got it rated by DoD as a CAT 1 diagnosis and was...

Background: Very new Navy Officer, only been in 4 years. Was put on Limdu twice for herniated disc L5-S1, Degenerative Disc Disease and Radiculopathy. Pain Management Doc submitted for a third to try a spinal cord stimulator, but PERS rejected it and ordered me to go through the PEB process in...