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After your retirement/sep date, your VA claim is reopened to get your finalized rating.

Post-Retirement Aug 18 2025 - VA claim reopened - step 5 of 8. Sep 1 2025 - paid by DFAS initial period retirement pay for 18 Aug - 31 Aug. Sep 3 2025 - Moved to step 6 of 8. Sep 7 2025 - Moved back to step 5 of 8. Sep 9 2025 - Moved to step 6 of 8, then step 7 of 8. Sep 11 2025 - Moved to step...

What you seem to be referring to is the LDES process. Under IDES, the VA rates your conditions and the Air Force will use the VA rating for your unfitting condition(s) - this will be your DOD rating. But you will still have an overall VA rating separate from your DOD rating. Unless I'm...

AFW2 was never mentioned to me either. I called around to get self referred. I got accepted. And yes, upstairs in the same section. I'll dm you the AFW2 rep's contact info.

Since you're above 20 years, no matter what your DOD% comes back as, you will get your traditional retirement. So standard high 36 retirement (50% of your base pay) + VA compensation. CRSC is something completely different that you must apply for.

I'm guessing your PEBLO's last name begins with a W. If so, she's nice and helpful but yeah I had to call for an update a time or two. The other one, P, is nice as well and knowledgeable but she wasn't my PEBLO so not sure about getting updates. Also, request to speak with AFW2. They're in the...

Since youre over 20 years AD, you will receive your full standard DOD retirement (~50% of your base pay) + VA compensation. What do you mean some will be waived? Hopefully your PEB considers your condition(s) as combat related which. believe will make your retirement tax free.

Unless you were an O5+ somehow, I don't think your CRSC amount would be anywhere near $3k with under 14 years. To find out what your max would be, first find out how many retirement points you have. Then divide by 360 (retirement points / 360 = AD years). Now multiply your AD years by 2.5% and...

Shoutout to your damn PEBLO! You accepted your 10% (medical sep) / 80% VA rating and he looked out for you. Now you're going to be medically retiring and a higher VA rating. Great job to him. Congrats to you.

No, your proposed findings will not be mailed to you. Even on the VA site, it says your decision letter is ready to be viewed online (when you're step 5/5). But you will not be able to see this yourself. It is sent to your PEBLO... possibly your MSC so ask them as well. Ive also heard of people...

I'm in the process of being hired after recently retiring (hopefully still... government shutdown). The hiring manager told me that the 180 day rest period can be waived if the position is critical (can't remember the actual term used). Apparently my package had to get a signature from some...

Anecdotal, but a couple post I seen in a facebook group.

Working out great for you in regards to hitting your 20 years!

For purposes of the PEB and your taxes, you are combat related. But those findings will have no bearing on your CRSC determination. Only your branch of service can determine approval or denial. With that said, since the PEB found your injuries as combat related, I'm assuming you have plenty of...

Now rereading your original post, I see you mentioned SRB. I thought it said SBP. I'm not sure how and if SRB ties into retirement pay and CRSC to be honest. The above was the estimate I came up with for a standard medical retirement with CRSC approved.