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Great information, After playing with the calculator, I learned something new today and just want to share it: I punched in my numbers earlier and just would not add up, it was over by 6%. I thought the VA overrated me by 6%. Came to find out the extra percentage came from Bilateral factor for...

"Your perception may not be my reality" Aprova Kala. My intent was to address all issues presented. Preferably to get you out of the situation you find yourself in, esp. with your chain turning their backs on you. Then go through AFBCMR post retirement, seeking for a better chance to upgrade...

If I was you, take the 70% and run with it. You are shooting your own self in the foot, the more you try and justify things. Be thankful, with the short amount of time in service, and you are receiving a good rating. I recommend to focus on your transition and take advatage of those classes...

I missed that RIF part, my apology, I was so caught up with terms used by the separation boards. "Officer Separation Boards (OSB) or Enhanced Selective Early Retirement Boards (E-SERB)". One of my buddies send this excerpt from the OSB 2013-14 Directive, and Yes your transition counselor is...

Congrats on your ratings, good numbers. Here is my take to your question: TERA: If Army, the last I know is that you have to be selected for it through QSP Board. There is a MILPER message floating around when TERA came out. I retired last month, but try to look for it in case there is a...

That will be a good question for your local JPPSO and finance office. Ask them if you are authorize Advance travel pay for Personally Procured Moves (PPM) / Do It Yourself Moves (DITY). Also, you can start reading up on some of the Joint Federal Travel regulations for anything that pertains to...

Artilleryman33, this is great information, I wish I knew about it when I went through. I was wheelchaired to 4 classes/briefing but the rest was being waived: pre-separation briefing, budgeting, Capstone & VA briefing. Oh well, I'm done anyways below is my CAPSTONE experience for SA: My...

TRICARE PRIME & more: To continue tricare prime coverages when you retire you must enroll as a retiree, you and eligible retiree dependents. -if you retired on the 1st of the month, you have to submit your enrollment application prior to that date -if you retired on any other date of the...

Check Similar chapter questions, link below: http://www.pebforum.com/site/threads/need-some-wise-words.25202/#post-136173 http://www.pebforum.com/site/threads/help.25510/#post-136645 Hope that helps

ACAP is a congress directive, mandated by your branch's reg. I think the army is AR 608-47. ACAP is mandatory and there is no way around it, because it's a ticket puncher before your DD 214. You have to attend because there is a pre-separation briefing to attend. I don't know about being...

SCAADL payment (save pay) was released today, 2 MAR, along with my Held-pay(audit). Sooner than I thought. In my case as a SCAADL recipient post retirement IAW DODI 1341.12 encl 2 4.c (SCAADL payment continuation for 90 days) timeline: -31 JAN last DOD check -15 FEB retirement date -1 MAR...

AR 623-3, para 3-2g. "Retirement Evaluation".... is optional unless the Soldier request one Also, see if your profile limited you from taking a three-event APFT, so you can take alternate events. Most Leaders ignore it but, once your profile expired, Soldiers must be given must be given...

Continuation #5…… 4. Support: Now that I have a new and an awesome Lawyer and is a go getter. Proven when I contacted the Medical records people, a copy of my records were released to those whom I authorized. Lawyer went and got a supervisor letter and constantly contacted me to keep in...

Continuation #4…… Another 3 months went by, then I receive a 2nd denial letter from Social security Administration. I consulted my Lawyer immediately of why I was denied after all the preparation was set. He started tab-dancing, and said he had not seen any of my letters nor any update of my...

Continuation #3; This is how one of my sample letters looked like: TO: ALJ or to whom it may concern SUBJECT: Medical Officer’s statement ISO “SM name” Request “SM name” be evaluated for disability under Social Security listings codes: 14.00(one physical code) and 12.00 (one mental code) On...

Continuation #2 Strategy/Preparation/organization When applying for Social Security; try and limit your claims to one or two conditions, not 10: preferred technique: one mental and one physical condition. Note: It’s ok to list other conditions to help paint the picture, but not as being the...

Continuation: Past history/common mistakes *This is my 2nd application for social security. I applied before back in 2010 while in a WTU unit and was denied once and then I stopped pursuing it. Due to lack of knowledge, at the time, I did not know any better. I did not know that you can...

Good day peb forum community, I just want to share some of the tips and ideas for my successful Social Security case to be blessing to other Veterans. All cases are different, but below is the path I took. // BLUF, I will continue to update this thread but for the mean time I will just...

No problem, at the moment I'm using my iPhone, when I get to my laptop then I'll organize info and send it out.

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