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    Air Force BCMR

    Here is from a Yale Law document on a discharge upgrade (NOT SPECIFIC TO MED BOARD PERCENTAGE UPGRADE), do these deadlines apply to having you medical separation upgraded too?: Avenues for Relief in Discharge Upgrade Cases Statute of LimitationsDischarge Review Boards (DRBs)-15 yearsBegins at...
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    Air Force BCMR

    eps17-THank you for responding. Do you know what the window is?
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    NVLSP BCMR success stories?

    pbart77, do you know what the attorney's charged you (approximately is o.k.)?
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    NVLSP BCMR success stories?

    I'd love to hear these too. Not many around from what I've personally read. I've read quite a few denials...Huge proportion of denied-to-approved, but maybe they don't post up all the approvals. You know why THAT would be beneficial to them...
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    Medical Retirement after Discharge from AD Service

    Floridaman1398-Hi, I was medboarded out of MacDill AFB. Can you pm (message) me what lawyer you used and the costs associated (can be approx). I check three and 1/3 hasn't even respond to my inquiry, 2/3 say they don't go direct to military boards any more because they either (said it was too...
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    Air Force BCMR

    EPS17, Hi, thank you for your post. Did you apply to the BCMR or PDBR? I heard hear you can apply for a review of you DoD medboard with either, but that the BCMR was better cause they could review all conditions? Do you remember what form number you used (DD 294?). Thank you
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    Make a claim yourself, or pay a disability lawyer?

    I didn't know that, thank you pittpan2005! Keebs, sorry my computer autocorrected to "Keeps"
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    Make a claim yourself, or pay a disability lawyer?

    Keeps, it seems that the lawyers I was referred to said their case load only permits them to handle unemployable veterans cases right now. When I asked the intake specialist if that's because they do not have a high success rate with getting the DoD review board to change their ratings in favor...
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    Make a claim yourself, or pay a disability lawyer?

    I've seen that on the ones I had online (I think I read most of them...)
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    Make a claim yourself, or pay a disability lawyer?

    Any generic advice Keebs when petitioning it yourself? Thank you.
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    Make a claim yourself, or pay a disability lawyer?

    Hi, new here. Served 1997-2007 (9yrs, 6mos) Active duty USAF. I was told about the post service PDBR from a veteran friend at college. Since it seems you only have one chance at petitioning the board after you are out, is it wise to write up your own rebuttal, or pay a professional? Thank you!
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