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Thanks for the reply. When you talk about the offset, would that also apply for medical retirement? I thought that was for concurrent receipt (over twenty years). Also, I don't believe I'll get a choice in my retirement date, because they'll just calculate based on my terminal and permissive TDY.

Hello all, this forum has been super helpful! On Friday I signed my concurrence for my med board ratings. 90% Air Force/100% VA (most of my ratings are related to psoriatic arthritis). I'll be opting for the VA paycheck since it makes a little more money with 5 kids. My question is about when...

I'm assuming you had your initial appointment with the VA MSC? If you've started the claims process and are waiting to hear from QTC, you can call them directly at 800-682-9701 and try to schedule the exams yourself. This worked for me. The QTC people were pretty easy to deal with on the phone...

I'm in a similar boat as far as the QTC mask policy. I have one claim left for allergic rhinitis, which is not related to my boardable condition. Does anyone have any insight on how the VA handles medical conditions that are preexisting to the military? Allergies are in my medical records from...

Did your commander recommend retain? I'm being med boarded for humira/psoriatic arthritis and figured that it always led to an unfit determination by the board. My commander recommended non-retain and AFPC recommended full MEB.

I'm currently being med boarded for psoriatic arthritis (taking humira and methotrexate). Commander recommended non-retain so I'd be shocked if I am not getting discharged/retired. I've been reading through the VASRD and I'm having a hard time deciphering how my psoriatic arthritis might be...

In looking through the VA regs, it's pretty confusing on how they rate ps. arthritis. Is each individual joint rated (like each finger) or would it just be the hand? I've seen some people on here getting 60% total, but I wasn't sure if the way they rate arthritis varies from person to person.

Thanks for the replies. The only portion being rated for the DOD is the psoriatic arthritis. For the VA I'm claiming psoriasis on scalp, psoriatic arthritis on all fingers, all toes, both hands/wrists, both knees, feet, both hips, back spasms, rotator cuff issues, and chronic eosiniphilic...

Hello I am AD USAF and am going through a med board for psoriatic arthritis (taking methotrexate and humira). I was able to get my exams scheduled with QTC except for my allergic rhinitis portion of my claim. Two questions: Has anyone heard when exams will resume for claims like allergies or...