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Yeah that is what I am confused about. All of my stuff came back at once, and my PEBLO said that she wouldn't know fit or unfit until it came back as a package. At which point I received, UNFIT, DOD and VA findings all at once.
Did your PEBLO notify you prior to the like official package from them coming back? I feel like not all the PEBLO's have access to do that or are willing to
Writing this update because I didn't find a lot of info on the VARR process. We submitted an updated DBQ from my original surgeon and a personal statement. They came back relatively quickly--JAG was expecting 2-3 months and we got it back from the VA and PEB in one.
EMBR Referral 9/30/25
MEBAA...
I was referred to MEB on 1 Oct and my findings from the PEB with the re-evaluation request came back two weeks ago. Here is my full timeline:
EMBR Referral 9/30/25
MEBAA Original Approval of Referral 10/27/25
PEBLO Initial Contact 10/7/25
IDES Legal brief 11/4/25
First VA Appt 11/17/25
Last VA...
Mine seemed to go fairly fast as well; I think when it is a relatively straightfoward diagnosis/plan, they speed through. My entire process was roughly 1 Oct - mid-March and I did a VARR, so roughly 5.5 months during the holidays and the long govt. shutdown.
Update:
EMBR Referral 9/30/25
MEBAA Original Approval of Referral 10/27/25
PEBLO Initial Contact 10/7/25
IDES Legal brief 11/4/25
First VA Appt 11/17/25
Last VA Appt 11/20/25
VA Received Appts -- 12/1/2025
Exams released - 12/17/2025
NARSUM Signed - 12/22/2025
PEB Unfit determination -...
I actually got an automated email from "secnav.navy" and it said "
A findings letter for NDITS Case # IDES-25-##### / VTA Case # #### has been delivered to the PEBLO." So then I immediately called her and she told me the findings + gave me my ratings.
Update: Findings came in today! We will be submitting a VARR for the DOD %age.
EMBR Referral 9/30/25
MEBAA Original Approval of Referral 10/27/25
PEBLO Initial Contact 10/7/25
IDES Legal brief 11/4/25
First VA Appt 11/17/25
Last VA Appt 11/20/25
VA Received Appts -- 12/1/2025
Exams released -...
The JAG I spoke to when I was submitting my paperwork to the IPEB (29 Dec) said to expect to receive everything back mid-March and if "all goes well and its what I want" he said "late-April to mid-May" before DD-214 in-hand. So he was expecting 6-8 weeks after signing findings. This was also...
Your PEBLO will send you the DBQs for everything that you claimed -- I then did the like JAG call to go over it (just for good measure, and I had to do a rebuttle for the NARSUM) and the JAG also kind of "estimated" what he thought the VA ratings & DoD ratings would be since he has seen so many...
I will make sure to post any updates! My PEBLO is really hoping I get a first pass from the IPEB before the potential gov't shutdown, so I will keep you in the loop!
I am definitely going to submitting a VARR as well, so i will make sure to post those timings too
The VA said they "closed" my claim today! Then I called and they of course said they signed proposed ratings... I will take this as light in the tunnel. Did you get to see the proposed before the PEB came back?
UPDATE
EMBR Referral 9/30/25
MEBAA Original Approval of Referral 10/27/25
PEBLO Initial Contact 10/7/25
IDES Legal brief 11/4/25
First VA Appt 11/17/25
Last VA Appt 11/20/25
VA Received Appts -- 12/1/2025
Exams released - 12/17/2025
NARSUM Signed - 12/22/2025 (meeting with legal first)
PEB...
Well thats dumb LOL. Especially when the data is held hostage from the DoD side too... my stuff is still not released. I obviously recognize that I am being impatient for one of the least transparent processes that exists