Recent content by ironmanpilot21

According to 10 US CODE 1372, there are 4 ways to determine the rank at retirement due to disability. I think either option 3 or 4 would apply to me. 3. The permanent regular or reserve grade to which he would have been promoted had it not been for the physical disability for which he is...

I found out my findings and VA ratings at the same time.

Dude sorry to hear. Military medicine is the world's finest.... On the meds piece (I am not a doctor, full disclosure), if you know the medication is not right for you or you shouldn't take it... then don't take it. You are the one taking the medication, not the doctor. And you have clearly...

They adjusted the timeframe to leaving the Navy too. It used to be 60-90 days to separation. The goal is now 30-60 days, mine was 65.

@chaplaincharlie , could you clarify the second part of your statement? I am sure the "would've" is a typo. Are you saying that even if my VA goes to zero, I should still receive my 70% DOD pay? This was my understanding and expectation as well.

Levothyroxine is a miracle drug!! I am working with the FAA to get my medical certificate, I was honest about the MH stuff and stated that I took SSRIs. Even with presenting the documents of the diagnosis retraction, my case was still deferred to the Federal Air Surgeon in DC, and will sit...

@chaplaincharlie , Agreed. It is one of the first steps in the standards of care to get to a diagnosis. Not only that, but last July my thyroid WAS lab tested and showed to be just shy of the clinical level for hypothyroidism (TSH was 9.5, clinical level is at 10 [normal range <4]). My doctor...

Thank you! I guess this is what the monopoly card "bank error in your favor" looks like. Or don't look a gift horse in the mouth. It's their error, not mine, and I tried to tell them... Regardless, I will absolutely be talking with the VA to clear things up, and adjust my rating. There are...

Update: Was found unfit in July, awarded 70% DoD and 100% VA (not P&T), and straight to PDRL. So unlikely I will have to do a reevaluation exam where there is the potential to return to service. But I can honestly say that since started in March the treatment for the thyroid (daily single...

Long story short.... I was awarded PRDL, and my last day is in September. My referred condition was for mental health and was awarded 70% DoD and 100% VA (not P&T). As I was going through the C&P exams I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (added to claim, awarded 30%). Began treatment after...

NAS Jacksonville - Naval Hospital Jacksonville LIMDU began- ~ September 2022 Referred to MEB/IDES- February 21 2023 C&P Exams- March 13 - March 27 2023 PEB Findings- July 8 2023 Accepted Findings- July 24 2023 Final Date in Navy- September 29 2023 7 months, 8 days. I tried to drag out my time...

Short story, long…. In 2018 I brought some issues to my doctor, but was shooed away and told it was nothing. Came back in 2019 as I believed my symptoms were now a safety issue given my job as a pilot. Again, no outcome from the Doc. Finally 2020 I was diagnosed with MDD, single episode...