Recent content by justamarty

Hi. I finished my meb and was medically retired (perm list) on 29FEB. 90% VA. 60% DoD. My retirement les just showed up in my pay. Its not showing any taxes coming out of it. Only deduction is survivor benefit. Is that right? I thought I'd be paying taxes on the part that's not VA. I am National...

Thanks for the insight. There was no choice involved whatsoever on the date. Since I'm Guard, it's not like I have transition leave or any sort of PCS. That said, I already was in the VA system receiving disability for the past 4 years (minus days i drilled during any month), so my disability is...

Thanks so much! That actually makes sense. Your calculations were more or less in line with many I've done. I was closer to understanding it than I thought. Now I just have to play the waiting game.my retirement date is 29FEB. Can't believe it can be 3-4 months (or longer) from what I've heard...

Hi, I'm going to give this one more try in the forum for clarification. I apologize for the redundancy, but I finally have the final numbers on my case. I'm a 47 year old National Guard Officer with 22 yrs (have my 20 yr letter) of service, 4450 retirement points. Three deployments. My DoD...

Hi, I've posted a bunch on here before. I just signed my 199. 60 percent DoD, 90 percent Army. No combat code (I'm medical so I wasn't directly in combat). I have 4400 retirement points. I just had my legal liason call prior to signing my 199. He's telling me that I will only receive 60...

Got my 199. I'm 60 percent DoD, 90 percent VA. As a reservist, I still don't know if I understand how the CDRP would work. I don't have a combat code (I'm a nurse, so I saw a lot, but was never in direct combat), so I don't think I can get concurrent receipt until I resch 60. I have my 20 year...

Does this scenario seem to hold true for most? I'll be getting my 199 here in the next month. VA rating was 90%, and I' m expecting no less than 60% DoD, Just figuring out worst case scenarios for cashflow starting out. Would there be any reason that I might not get my DoD retirement paycheck...

Hi, I've been on the forum for awhile now. I should conclude my PEB in the next month or two. I'm expecting somewhere between 50 and 70% DoD rating by the time everything pans out (I was 70% VA going into the MEB with LODs in order). According to my MEB Legal rep, I'll likely be 60%, possibly...

I recently finished my MEB and signed off on moving to the PEB. I have disqualifying conditions for PTSD, low back pain w ridiculopathy, and R hip. I have a few conditions that are non-disqualifying with ratings as well (bilateral wrists, L knee I had a 70% rating prior to going to the MEB. I'm...

Hi, I'm a National Guard officer with 22 years of service. I currently have 70% VA disability (since 2019). I have 4400 points for retirement purposes. Already have a 20 year Reserve letter. I'm pretty sure I'll be between 50-70% when I get my 199. I already had a comp and pen exam in Sept for...

Hi, I'm a Title 32 Army National Guard technician that is entering the MEB process. I was MAR2'd at the State level in March of 2022 and recommended to pursue an MEB with the State prepping my packet. The online platform that submits my packet to the MEB (called MEB Prep in the MEDCHART...

Thanks. I'm already on my way to the MEB though...my packet will be ready in the next month. I was MAR2'd (and recommended for MEB). My hip isn't my only disqualifying condition. I imagine that post-surgery it's possible that I would be able to do my job in that regard, but I'd still be dq'd for...

Hi, I recently went to the MAR2 and was referred to the MEB by my State Surgeon. I'm 70 VA, rating with back, knee, hip, BH, and wrist pain. I happen to be a title 32 tech, so there's a whole other side to my situation. However, I'm considering having hip surgery sooner rather than later after...

Hi, I just hit twenty good years this past weekend at drill. My RPAM statement states I have 4238 active points for retirement. I have 2 years 9 months of qualifying periods due to deployments. I have 70% VA disability for the following conditions: back pain (20%), R knee (10%), L knee (0%), R...

What exactly is MRT? Is that the same as minimum retirement age (which for me is 57 since I was only hired as a tech in 2014.) ? If it is, I'm only 44 with 10 yrs service (once you include my buyback time) as of this November. Also, what's PL disability? I'm probably just using slightly...