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Hey Team, I'm wondering if anyone can give counsel on selecting IDES or LDES given my circumstances. I'm stationed overseas and am being referred to an MEB/PEB for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and am being treated with Humira and Methotrexate. Based on research, I'm expecting I'll be...

Hey guys, Just wanted to get on here and share my story so that others may prevent themselves from entering the same situation. Back in March of 2013 I injured myself PTing on base (Severe high ankle sprain). I reported the the Naval hospital where they gave me an injection of ibuprofen and...

in October I was diagnosed with epilepsy. I also was diagnosed with depression. MEB, PEB, all that jazz In March I was informed I was going to be ADSEPED for misconduct (serious offense) basically just disrespect and disobeying. My neurologist spoke to the CO and informed her my actions were...

To Whom it May Concern, I am currently E-5 active duty army and going through the MEB process at Ft. Riley. My packet has been submitted to the PEB and I am currently waiting on ratings (week 2) and being told that there is a new system in play, a back up and things on hold for up to 5 to 8...

Early October 2016 I was diagnosed with diabetes at a physical for Ranger School. Two weeks later my doctor ran more labs and told me that I had Type 1 diabetes. Overall the process is slow, but it is fair. A word of advice to any diabetics is that your doctors comments are pivotal in the way...

I have seen and heard that you can contact the VA and see what ratings you got? My Peblo keeps telling me there is no update "for the last 2 months" but it says the VA ratings was complete 7 days ago. Can I see what ratings I got?

I was wondering what is the proper procedure for requesting a higher rating from the VA for a condition that was NOT a referred condition (So not a VARR for referred condition). I'm at the end of IDES, with a separation date coming up. When I got my VA letter it spoke about how the next higher...

In my Exam notes it has an X on: Occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress, or; symptoms controlled by continuous medication.... Which I understand to...

Hello, thanks for accepting my request to join. If anyone has suggestions, resources or advice I'd love to hear about it. I'm 37, married, father of two beautiful girls under the age of 5, twice deployed (once to Balad & its burn pit for 12 months), have 19+ years of total service & 13 of...

From Fort Hood: Don’t fret about the timeline, I was in your position, I looked at the ebenefits page at least 10 or more times a day. It seemed to change but not in my favor. Look under work in progress and historical claims, if something appears in historical then your ratings are a few days...

Good Morning, This all began while I was going through infertility treatment when the Navy doctors noticed that I had an anomaly in one of the blood test results. This was further tested and determined that I had an extremely rare bleeding disorder (Factor VII deficiency). This disorder...

I've read through the tremendous amount of invaluable information on this site, however, there's one thing I cannot glean from my searches--any insights would be greatly appreciated. I've been injected into the MEB process due to the following potentially unfitting condition: cervical spinal...

Could this change be nothing? I was reading a post on a forum from 2013 where someone mentioned that the change could mean that their ratings were complete. Any experiences with this happening during the IDES process? Thanks!

Forgive me if this has already been asked. I am waiting for my disability ratings, I was found unfit for my referred condition. In the mean time, I have various other injuries that I claimed. My question is while I'm waiting for the MEB process to finish up (which will probably still be a few...

I have been in the PEB process for 135 days now. The timeline says 120 days. I have been in the post VA phase back at the PEB waiting for official ratings for 48 days now. My Peblo said nothing has changed yesterday morning. I am in the QA phase when I called they said they have 700 cases in...

Last information that I got (no thanks to PEBLO) was that my case is listed as "QA READY." Calling the PEB allowed me to find out that I'm "Pre VA." This was all a couple of weeks ago. I'm up to 78 days now, and still no fit or unfit rating. Is this a bad sign? PEBLO continues to say "no...

I found this board when I started MEB/PEB and it's been really helpful. Much more than other sites. I will try to share what I've learned from the board and this forum to help others stuck in the mess. I'm sorry for the commentary, I really want people to know how to navigate through this hell...

I recently had a C&P exam (C Spine and Lumbar) conducted by QTC on July 12 for a possible ratings increase. Then, two weeks later, I was finally accepted into the IDES process and contacted by my PEBLO. Three weeks after the ratings increase QTC exam I was scheduled by the VA to have my IDES...

Can you only request a VARR during IDES or can you request a VARR after you're discharged? If you can only request a VARR during IDES, is there a way to appeal your rating after you're out? I haven't gotten my ratings back yet. Just wondering.

I have my initial conference call with my PEBLO on Wednesday and I am not sure if there is anything I should do, ask, plan for... My NMA is already being routed by my CoC, I just want to be fully prepared for this.