Recent content by JBALLS77

thank you, long battle

I was placed on TDRL back in 2010 at Fort Bragg rated at 90% DoD. The VA only rated me 70% so I actually received the retiree pay. Fast forward five years and they call for the re examination, I attend at Ft. Drum and four weeks later the came back 90% PDRL today from my PEBLO. I also submitted...

well put

first thing, breathe. it's a four day weekend, you are good until tuesday technically. then listen to everything they say. i was out of control trying to get as much and as fast as possible. relax, ask detailed questions and in my experience received prompt accurate unbiased answers

It took 41 days, but the email arrived on a Monday morning from my PEBLO requesting me to come by the office for a DA 18. All night searching, no luck on the DA 18, I get the memo, "***THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION TO THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED DA FORM 199, DATED......., TO CORRECT...

i had a similar situation and after the formal peb they ruled the same as before, 50% tdrl. month later i get an email from my attorney with a da form 18 attached. they overuled the peb and now i am at 90%. you never know?

thanks to all

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I know it has been a long time but the saga finally finished. Appeared at the Formal PEB at Army's Cornerstone of Medicine WRAMC with great evidence and a witness in April. Verdict, same 50% but combined PTSD and and Brain Gut dysfunction stating the PTSD worsened the Brain Gut. The USPDA...

US Army, SGT, 6 years, USASOC I am curious, just received my PEB proceedings from Walter Reed and was given 50% for PTSD, TDRL, with its cause being by an instrumentality of war and onset occuring in combat theater. My concern is the basis for the MEB referral was for chronic dysphagia. My real...