Good afternoon all. I've posted on here before and read, and read, and read as this is an amazing site with a wealth of knowledge.
I received my DA199 on 24 July. I received my DA3749/MEB findings on 01 Feb, I signed and sent in per my JAG that I had no appeal at that time and should appeal at the PEB if needed.
With that being said, I read through the PEB findings and seen that there are some rating issues from the DRAS. It really looks like they did not fully look through my conditions for the proof they needed to correctly rate the condition properly according to the VASRD. I think this could have been due to having a lot of conditions and a lot of paperwork that was turned in.
So concerning the current findings the JAG is only saying to do an appeal to the IPEB and do not do an VARR.
With this I disagree because I need to do a VARR so that DRAS can update my conditions from the C&P exam and get the new condition looked at since I was diagnosed after the MEB findings was sent back. I signed the MEB Findings Feb 01 and the heart conditions was diagnosed May 01.
For the IPEB I want to have my heart condition added as it can be rated per regulation/VASRD and I wanted to have a few other conditions added as unfitting like Cervical Strain, Asthma/reactive airway disease, and shoulder. BUT with this JAG he said that I cannot appeal to add anything to unfitting that we might only be able to get the shoulder condition added. This I don't agree with and I'm pretty sure he is taking the easy way out on this. The JAG said that the PEB wouldn't make any other conditions unfit unless I had more conditions listed on my initial profile.
So I'm getting ready to type up both appeals for the PEB and VARR and also add that my C&P exams are all older than 6 months with one new conditions and a few conditions that need updated while I'm in this process.
My question to anyone reading this. Do this process they are trying to do on me even remotely sound correct? My PEBLO is so hands off and unhelpful and when I was at the JAG office all the offices are side by side in this building. I'm at the point to ask my BDE Dr to redo my profile and go ahead and add the two previous referred conditions along with the new condition just to start the whole process over to ensure that the new one is added to the Unfitting. For unfitting I'm Diabetic, IVDS/Chronic lumbar pain, and I want to add Asthma (I'm on two steroid inhalers daily max dose), rotor cuff tear/arthritis/fluid/SLAP tears, Neurocardiogenic Syncope with distal Ischemia and Cervical Strain in neck/spine. I have time and not worried about that I just want right to be right.
Do you all think I'm crazy or off topic?
I received my DA199 on 24 July. I received my DA3749/MEB findings on 01 Feb, I signed and sent in per my JAG that I had no appeal at that time and should appeal at the PEB if needed.
With that being said, I read through the PEB findings and seen that there are some rating issues from the DRAS. It really looks like they did not fully look through my conditions for the proof they needed to correctly rate the condition properly according to the VASRD. I think this could have been due to having a lot of conditions and a lot of paperwork that was turned in.
So concerning the current findings the JAG is only saying to do an appeal to the IPEB and do not do an VARR.
With this I disagree because I need to do a VARR so that DRAS can update my conditions from the C&P exam and get the new condition looked at since I was diagnosed after the MEB findings was sent back. I signed the MEB Findings Feb 01 and the heart conditions was diagnosed May 01.
For the IPEB I want to have my heart condition added as it can be rated per regulation/VASRD and I wanted to have a few other conditions added as unfitting like Cervical Strain, Asthma/reactive airway disease, and shoulder. BUT with this JAG he said that I cannot appeal to add anything to unfitting that we might only be able to get the shoulder condition added. This I don't agree with and I'm pretty sure he is taking the easy way out on this. The JAG said that the PEB wouldn't make any other conditions unfit unless I had more conditions listed on my initial profile.
So I'm getting ready to type up both appeals for the PEB and VARR and also add that my C&P exams are all older than 6 months with one new conditions and a few conditions that need updated while I'm in this process.
My question to anyone reading this. Do this process they are trying to do on me even remotely sound correct? My PEBLO is so hands off and unhelpful and when I was at the JAG office all the offices are side by side in this building. I'm at the point to ask my BDE Dr to redo my profile and go ahead and add the two previous referred conditions along with the new condition just to start the whole process over to ensure that the new one is added to the Unfitting. For unfitting I'm Diabetic, IVDS/Chronic lumbar pain, and I want to add Asthma (I'm on two steroid inhalers daily max dose), rotor cuff tear/arthritis/fluid/SLAP tears, Neurocardiogenic Syncope with distal Ischemia and Cervical Strain in neck/spine. I have time and not worried about that I just want right to be right.
Do you all think I'm crazy or off topic?