Recent content by 15yearvetarmy

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    Medicare worth it?

    100% P&T here. Just got approved for SSDI, I noticed that Im eligible for Medicare starting next month. Is it really necessary to have, if I already have VA? I havent been to a doctor in years.
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    How does MEB in the national guard work?

    Wife served active duty for 8 years and then went NG. Now going through the process with medical. She is currently 100% p&t
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    Just applied for SSDI

    Applied for SSDI with my attorney on August 1st. He told me that only about 30% get accepted in the initial and then only 10% of the 70 win their appeal. Then most win in court. The timeline he gave me was this - Approximately 3 months for decision on initial. 6 months for appeal and then up to...
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    PEB with active duty/national guard time

    Being non deployable leads to an MEB. No?
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    PEB with active duty/national guard time

    I'm guessing it would be whatever makes her non deployable.
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    PEB with active duty/national guard time

    Hello all, my wife is national guard at the moment. However, she did serve six years on active duty. When she separated she got a rating from the VA of 100% and she's still national guard. She is being told she has to go through the med board process, which isn't news to us. But, I was curious...
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    Severance Tax Refund Timeline

    did you do the online submit a claim on dfas?
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    Help with severance pay tax info

    I'm in the same boat. Do you have to pay back the severance?
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    Severance Tax Refund Timeline

    Was told I'd be taxed, because while it is combat related, it didn't occur in actual combat. The lady at finance pulled out the regs and showed me. I was also told I wouldn't have to pay the severance back to the VA, because it's combat related, but now I'm skeptical.
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    Severance Tax Refund Timeline

    What is the severance tax refund? My injury is combat related; however, I'm still supposed to get taxed on it initially. My severance is $136,000. Am I entitled to get all the taxes back?
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    tricare after medboard

    Can you do this while on transition leave or did you have to wait until after ETS date?
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    tricare after medboard

    Thank you
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    tricare after medboard

    Not sure how true this is, but somebody told me I'd still be covered under Tricare for 180 days after my ETS, if I medboard. Is this true? I'm trying to find something in writing.
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    System for PDA is down?

    Ummmm wow... I guess I'm a bit more persistent, I've been calling two different people at transitions and I called my PEBLO yesterday...
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