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Hello, I just received my retirement orders after the MEB/PEB and I’m hoping to receive some clarification (backed up by policy/regulation) regarding what my retirement pay will be. Here’s my situation: -Active Duty Army since 2004 (no break in service) -DD214 states: 20 years, 2 months, 12...

Awesome! Thank you for sharing this information! Much appreciated! I'll definitely document ALL ISSUES and as you say, even if nothing is changed during IMR/Rebuttal, at least my rebuttal is attached with my packet and continues onto the PEB.

Hello, I will be receiving my NARSUM any day and wanted to post a thread to begin a discussion regarding NARSUM Review Strategy. When in IDES, I know SMs have the ability to: -Conduct NARSUM Review/Initial Signature (starts 5-day timer) -Seek Legal Guidance -Provide Personal...

Mike, thanks for the clarification. The above makes sense from what I have researched. Get well soon!

I am confused. Assuming his "20 years AFS" is in fact 20 years of active duty, zero breaks, etc, or as Ron mentioned above, "20 good years", how is there any scenario where he won't be retired no matter what his DOD rating is as part of the MEB/PEB process? Any clarification will be appreciated.

It's my understanding that your 20 years AFS will trump any DOD percentage for why you were initiated for MEB. You'll get credit for length of service, which would be 50% of your base pay at 20 years. You'll also receive your VA compensation under CRDP. It's also my understanding that...

Curious to hear if anyone was able to access their NARSUM from Tricare Online (TOL), similar to how you can access your DBQs after your C&P exams. I'm supposed to be called into my PEBLO's office any day to review the NARSUM, but keep checking TOL every few hours to see if it gets uploaded for...

I'm also curious to see if anyone has an available template. I should be reviewing my NARSUM in the coming days and wanted to proactively prepare for anything not accurate on the NARSUM. If I can't acquire a template, my plan is to create a standard Memorandum For Record (Army) and format it...

I am in your exact situation. Active duty Army here and MEB was initiated at 19yrs, 3mo. I just entered the PEB stage and will now have no issue reaching 20 years due to my use/lose/ptdy once I make it to the transition phase. You must delay, delay, delay. Don't let anyone convince you that...

I don't have any firsthand experience but I found this article and figured I would share...

I'm in the same boat. Waiting on my Gen Med DBQs. The reason this process takes longer is due to the amount of different conditions covered in the average Gen Med C&P. In my case, I had 29 separate claims from a Gen Med perspective. Some of these claimed conditions are lumped together into the...

Not to sound harsh, but from an objective perspective, why do you think you're entitled to remain on-post even after you're no longer on active duty? SMs have always been required to give up their on-post quarters once they're no longer in service. There are exceptions depending on your local...

Hey, sorry to hear your issues started after the vaccine. I am in the same boat. I was fine until my second dose of the vaccine. My health took a nosedive 31 days after dose 2. 8 months of hell, and my PCM finally decided I was MRDP and recommended me for MEB. I've seen 6 different doctors...

Hello, were you able to see this information once you logged into the va.gov website? I'm still in the MEB stage and awaiting my final C&P exam before I review my NARSUM, but my va.gov website still shows nothing in terms of claims. Just curious where you're seeing your above screenshot and...

Awesome! Thanks so much for the reply. Makes sense that the PEBLO would have access to my DBQs once VES sends all results back to the VA. I'll be sure to ask my PEBLO for my DBQs once I know all of my results hit the VA system. Thank you!