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Any suggestions on who or if I should contact someone? I retired March 29, my claim was opened April 2, and moved to evidence gathering and review on April 12 (yes they have my dd214). I’ve been at the preparing for decision stage since at least June. I’ve called the 1800 number several times...

I keep seeing people say tricare premiums are waived for medically retired. I can’t find any information regarding medical retirement on tricare’s website regarding fees. I retired in March and am paying the enrollment fees quarterly but they are taken monthly from my retirement. Are those...

Was just wondering if anyone who went through ides and recently retired/separated could give some insight into how long it’s taking the va to reopen and finalize claims? My last day was 3/31 and I submitted my dd214 on 3/20. My va profile has updated to show my active duty has ended but my claim...

Hi, I have a little bit of a tricky case and am wondering if anyone has any experience with what the va/dod might do. I claimed shortness of breath on my VA claims and they did a pft at my exams: Pre-Bronchodilator: FVC: 60% predicted FEV-1: 27% predicted FEV-1/FVC: 45% Post-Bronchodilator...

I've been complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath for over a year now and my primary care hasn't done much. It has gotten so bad that a flight of stars or long conversation leaves me winded. I just finished my VA exams, respiratory is not one of my referred conditions, and they had me...

Hi everyone, I’ve just been informed that I’m headed to a medboard. I’m just getting started on this process and am tricare remote so have been only dealing with civilian doctors and basically am totally unfamiliar with the process. I was wondering if anyone has faced a similar situation to mine...