We got our UNFIT ratings today. My husband is NOT HAPPY. He is an MMN and has been in this whole limbo process since January 2015. We sent off his PEB packet in February.
For ulcerative colitis and UC-related arthritis my husband received 10%, plus a severance for his separation. On the VA side, he received 50%, but they didn't even count his sleep apnea with a CPAP machine...they gave him zero percent on that. We have seen that it is an automatic 50% if you have to use a CPAP machine.
Not to mention that the intake paperwork with his findings states the incorrect name; it has his middle and last name on every single page. The PEBLO didn't even catch it. That alone does not give us faith in this military IDES process.
Next up, we talked to a lawyer who said we can get 30% due to multiple flares since he submitted the paperwork in January. We have new medical evidence on file to submit. There's apparently no clarification even on the VA end for what is "frequent" vs "infrequent" which is what they claim my husband's condition is: infrequent.
Should we contact DAV (Disabled American Veterans) at this point for help? Or should we wait and work with the lawyer on base and local VA rep? Here we thought we would be easily retired at 30% and ready to move back home so we can be settled in time for our baby to arrive. NOPE!
Sorry for the vent....but any advice would be appreciated!!! Especially from anyone who has IBD or ulcerative colitis and has successfully appealed a PEB decision.
For ulcerative colitis and UC-related arthritis my husband received 10%, plus a severance for his separation. On the VA side, he received 50%, but they didn't even count his sleep apnea with a CPAP machine...they gave him zero percent on that. We have seen that it is an automatic 50% if you have to use a CPAP machine.
Not to mention that the intake paperwork with his findings states the incorrect name; it has his middle and last name on every single page. The PEBLO didn't even catch it. That alone does not give us faith in this military IDES process.
Next up, we talked to a lawyer who said we can get 30% due to multiple flares since he submitted the paperwork in January. We have new medical evidence on file to submit. There's apparently no clarification even on the VA end for what is "frequent" vs "infrequent" which is what they claim my husband's condition is: infrequent.
Should we contact DAV (Disabled American Veterans) at this point for help? Or should we wait and work with the lawyer on base and local VA rep? Here we thought we would be easily retired at 30% and ready to move back home so we can be settled in time for our baby to arrive. NOPE!
Sorry for the vent....but any advice would be appreciated!!! Especially from anyone who has IBD or ulcerative colitis and has successfully appealed a PEB decision.