Recent content by DPC Jake

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    UPDATED TIMELINE

    ALCON, I received my findings on 22Jan2020. The timeline is as follows: 23JAN20 -FINDINGS AND RECEIPT SIGNED/SUBMITTED TO PEBLO 22JAN20 -FINDINGS RECEIVED FROM PEBLO 02DEC1 -PEB RECEIVES RATINGS FROM VA 12NOV19 -PACKAGE RECEIVED BY VA 16SEP19 -PACKAGE SUBMITTED TO PEB 08AUG19 -C&P EXAMS...
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    CRSC and Hazardous Duty

    RonG, I will not be eligible to receive CRSC due to my time in. I received my findings of 20%DOD/100% P&T VA. I plan to take the severance pay offered. Do you know how that will affect my VA disability monthly pay (does it reduce the monthly by 20% until paid back or eradicate the entire monthly...
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    !!HELP!! Dual Processing PEB and ADMIN SEP

    ***BLUF: RECOMMENDED FOR ADMIN SEP (ONE YEAR SUSPENSION) AT THE TAIL END OF THE PEB PROCESS. RECEIVING CONTRADICTING GUIDANCE ON WHICH WAY THIS WILL PAN OUT.*** I began the MEB process this spring and my command was resisting submitting my NMA. I'm active duty Navy for 9 years. After leveraging...
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    CURRENT FIBROMYALGIA SITUATION

    TIMELINE UPDATE: Referred for: Fibromyalgia CFS Parasomnia -My C&P exams were completed on 08Aug2019 -My NMA was FINALLY provided (CO is recommending UNFIT "While I believe his performance, outside of his rate, to be satisfactory I defer to the perspective of his immediate supervisor and...
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    CURRENT FIBROMYALGIA SITUATION

    That is the root of the concern. I was very decorated/accomplished prior to medical conditions. Afterward I remained motivated, but was unable to continue operating at the same capacity. Before I came to recruiting duty my command was very supportive. They stashed me in a more administrative...
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    CURRENT FIBROMYALGIA SITUATION

    Hello All, I figured I would put out a feeler and explain my current situation. After three years, the Navy has finally begun my MEB/PEB process. I signed my introductory paperwork with the PEBLO last week. The MTF PCM has referred me for Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Parasomnia...
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    CRSC and Hazardous Duty

    All, I was just made aware through a prior colleague of mine that CRSC isn't restricted to Combative Theater sustained injuries; special operations and hazardous duty qualifies as well. I am mid-stride in MEB/PEB process currently and, like many, I am seeking to maximize the financial position...
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    Neurology vs. rheumatology fibro diagnosis

    64P, I too am in the infancy of a very similar situation. I think (THINK) there is a desire to exhaust all treatment options before it can be deemed refractory. If your NARSUM hasn't been drafted and submitted, technically the show hasn't started yet. Things that I've seen that are considered in...
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    AS / Humira Fit or Unfit? HELP

    AC, What ever came of your situation? I ask because I am in a similar medical boat and the rating percentages seem rather convoluted for anything spondyloarthropathic with the exception of psoriatic arthritis.
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    Ankylosing Spondylitis/Reactive Arthritis

    Hello all, I'm about three years into some systemic problems that pulled me from special duties to a desk and now is leading back to a MEB. The rheumatologist said I have inflammatory back pain (seronegative spondyloarthropathy), but we're still performing tests and exploring which inflammatory...
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