Recent content by legalbeagle

Ron, for service members with LESS than 20 years who get out are NOT entitled to retired pay. If there is a statute that I am not aware of, please let me know. Like I said in my original post, if Congress intended for retirees and disabled veterans to be lumped together, then 5 U.S.C. 2108...

Yes, and I can also say (come September) that I'll be a "retired member of the armed forces", but 5 U.S.C. 2108 would strictly define my interpretation to be incorrect. Instead, I will be a "disabled veteran" as far as Congress is concerned (via statute). Even government agencies can be in...

Dani2920, I'll be medically retired at the end of August. I'll report back in September.

Afangel2005, I will be experiencing this myself in a few months. The Navy HR department that I have relayed this information to has thus-far concurred with my interpretations, and I don't expect any roadblocks as a result. I also work at OJAG, so I have the benefit of attorneys reviewing my...

Afangel 2005, First off, let me say that I am a Navy Paralegal, not an attorney, so anything that I write on this forum should not be construed as legal advice (because I obviously, cannot and would not make that assertion, attorney or not). With that out of the way, I believe that the A1...

RonG, Under 5 U.S.C., Congress defined "disabled veteran" as: "“disabled veteran” means an individual who has served on active duty in the armed forces, (except as provided under section 2108a) has been separated therefrom under honorable conditions, and has established the present existence...

I first posted this gouge in the Military Physical Evaluation Board Info FB group, but also wanted to share here. The question that has been asked by several (including myself) is: do disabled vets follow the same 180 day pause for federal employment that normal retirees do? The BLUF answer is...

MiTT, Here are a few websites that give further gouge on West Virginian vet benefits: Military.com's BLUF on WV vet benefits West Virginia DVA site IRT vet benefits PDF document giving more detailed gouge from retirement homes to license plates for vets. One thing I've noticed is that West...

I live in West Virginia (Eastern Panhandle - Martinsburg area) and there's a VA hospital right here in the panhandle. Also, we have the MARC train (New Brunswick line) that goes from Martinsburg to Union Station in DC. For veterans who are interested in midwest home prices, but want to access...

Hello again, I met with the VA MSC yesterday, who showed me the VA Form 21-0819 (VA/DoD Joint Disability Evaluation Board Claim) listing just four "Medical Conditions to be Considered as the Basis of Fitness for Duty Determination" diagnoses. However, my PCM referred me to the board for way...

Thanks for the reply gsfowler. I'm afraid that Tomodatchi won't be acknowledged as an abnormal evolution for a couple decades at least. The only thing I know is that I never experienced migraines, nor the other issues that followed prior to our humanitarian mission in Japan. While I know that...

Hello again. Apologies for the firehose of info in my OP, but does anybody know (or even venture a guess) about my CRSC question? Thanks.

Hello everyone…again. BLUF: A long rambling update, but a question at the end concerning CRSC. This is “keehn” (my original posts) , but I forgot how to sign into my old account, so I am now “legalbeagle”. Sufficed to say, I was accepted into the Legalman rating and, for the past 10 years...