Best of luck, hope we hear back soon, let me know when you do. Holiday day weekend kinda screwed everything up for us!
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I called the OAC council today, to ask if there was a reason for my delay, and they mentioned that guard/reserve cases generally take longer (I'm active). I'm assuming your case is pushed on a back burner, in order to process AD cases more quickly, but that's just my speculation.
I think the long weekend was a big part of it. With the way the duty day overlaps, my PEBLO is only in for the first couple hours of AFPC being opened, so I generally won't get any information, from the US, until the following day. I'm really hoping it processes Thursday, so that I can get it Friday, and I won't worry such much over this weekend. The OAC mentioned that it can take a few weeks, but that should generally be quicker for active duty, so hopefully we'll see soon.
Nothing as of Friday morning. It looks like it will be at least another week for me. Hopefully you get some good news!
Crap! What were you expecting to get? Did your DBQ align with a higher percentage?
Based on what I read, my MET ratings should have pushed for closer to 40/60 percent. A big problem is the my PCM has ignored my complaints of chest pains, and has refused to even adjust my medication. A lot of this was absent in his records. I had gone to the patient adovcate (who did nothing) multiple times about this, hopefully, I can use the records of these complaints.
The cardio VASRD is pretty clear in that a MET of 5-7 should be 30 percent... If your VA DBQ states as such, you should absolutely push for an appeal.
That's where I feel it should be too. I start having sympotms with minimal, and sometimes no, activity, and I don't think this was accurately captured. We'll see what happens. I contacted the OAC, but because of the ongoing issues with my PCM, I feel more comfortable working witha civilian lawyer.
My symptoms are primairly palpatations, which are not listed in the VASRD. I get these even at rest, but I only qualify for 10%, because I need medication. Supposedly, the VASRD criteria is being revised to include palpations, but I have yet to see this.
Just signed for rating's 90DoD/100VA Permanent Retirement. Now just waiting on orders. They uploaded an out processing checklist a month ago for some reason so I got a huge head start on out processing, just need orders to finish the last few things. Will hopefully final out end of this month or first week in October and start terminal. Final day picked as 27 Nov.
In your VA ratings package, it will have some stipulations references "permanent and total"....
From my VA ratings Package:
35. For purposes of entitlement to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, it is proposed to grant basic eligibility to Dependents Educational Assistance.
Eligibility to Dependents Educational Assistance is derived from a veteran who was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions; and, has a permanent and total service-connected disability; or a permanent and total disability was in existence at the time of death; or the veteran died as a result of a service-connected disability. Also, eligibility exists for a serviceperson who died in service.
Since I haven't died, it is assumed I qualify based off "has a permanent and total service-connected disability".
How exactly did you figure out AFPC received package?