Recent content by Jason Perry

HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY, PEB FORUM!! Nineteen years ago, I started PEBFORUM to provide information, support, and community for Servicemembers and Veterans facing disability-evaluation issues, compensation questions, and the many related benefits problems that too often come with military disability...

An Army FPEB case of mine was rescehduled about a month ago to today, 7 NOV 2025. Normally, what happens is the week before the hearig, the FPEB staff sends the contact information for the board members via email, and then the board President or Personnel Management Officer (PMO) reaches out to...

I wonder if better arguments or evidence could have been made at earlier stages of the case. The citation to the Doyon case in the CoFC was encouraging. But I didn't see a lot of argument that I suspect might have helped the case. The unfortunate thing is that if there were issues that should...

I see the case is before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. I don't know how the case will resolve, but I was glad to see discussion of "liberal consideration" standard in the lower court (US Court of Federal Claims). It is really hard to offer much input without knowing more...

The IPEB (and the FPEB) can find that additional conditions are unfitting, even if they are not covered in the MEB. One way to think about it is that the MEB makes findings about your conditions meeting retention standards, but the MEB findings are really just a determination as to what level...

I am seeing a mix of impacts. Hard to list them all, but mainly civilians are directly impacted....but, that means that the military personnel are having to pick up "slack," so it seems that a lot is slowed down. I am talking about small to large things. Delays in responses to emails or filings...

This thread is for discussing and sharing updates on the lapse of appropriations that has resulted in the Federal Government Shutdown. Let's keep this off of politics or blame for any politician or party. This is meant to focus on the impact on Servicemembers, Veterans, and Family members. I...

Just FYI/FYSA- I just got a call from the Army FPEB rescheduling a Formal PEB hearing from 9 OCT to 7 NOV. I was thinking this might be a pending government shutdown issue, but it was mainly due to the end of the fiscal year and the Army losing many PEB Adjudicators/Hearing Officers. Apparently...

She's wrong.

I am not at all clear about your procedural status, where you are in the process, and your current question. Your first post in this thread states that you "Claimed two things; 1. Torn labrum from a 12 mile ruck march in full gear 2. L4-5 disc protrusion from deadlifts during an ACFT. I was...

Did you have a VA rating for tinnitus? That would be a likely "gimme." I don't know your full situation, but the worry is that you might be assuming something isn't combat-related and therefore end up missing out on compensation you are due. Before the Soto decision, CRSC was limited to six...

One more comment. I can't recount or share the number of times that I have come across folks from all walks of military service (or life) who don't understand the CRSC entitlement. So, this message isn't at all for you, @shimaze . This one is for all who might read this post. Despite many...

I hope you just asked about Asthma because.....nope, actually I am not hopeful....I suspect you will be able to max out your CRSC on that condition or others. But, on reflection, I wonder why that is the only issue you are asking about? I want to make sure you are tracking all of the bases for...

Also, getting through the "pipeline" for getting to a Tier-1 unit, you probably have a bunch of years of service. Did you apply for other conditions that are likely "gimmies" based on your service? Tinnitus? A gimme. PTSD/TBI, likely gimmies. I don't know your total years of service, but I think...

Here's the issue that always catches my attention- do you gain or lose by having BAH or other allowances by remaining on active duty, or do you get more by getting out sooner? It probably does not matter much in the big picture, but that consideration caught my eye.