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    Found Fit For Duty : PEB

    Yesterday, I was notified by the PEBLO office that I have been found fit for duty after completion of the informal PEB. I was referred to a MEB for my lower back. I have a bulging, degenerating disc with arthritis along with nerve damage. I have been on LIMDU for over a year now, and I have gone...
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    IDES - STUCK IN LIMBO DUE TO THE DANG OL' VA

    Please help me deal with the crushing anxiety of waiting on forces outside of our control. I ask that you vent all the issues and stressors you have been experiencing since your MEB process began. Let this post exist as a comforting void to yell, scream, and curse.
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    Earlier IDES process

    So my physical therapist told me September 7th he's recommending to my care team for a MEB due to my leg not recovering in a timely manner post surgery. My question being will my PCM call me in before paperwork is submitted? Or? Basically how does the very beginning work? I ask because I would...
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    Multiple knee ligaments DOD rating question

    Good evening, I just started the IDES process for referred conditions as “knee pain” and “knee instability.” I tore my ACL, PCL, and MCL and had 2 surgeries — all ligaments are now reconstructed. My questions is, with the VA rating chart for knees and ligaments, if someone has a prescribed brace...
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    PEB/MED Board Attorney - Recommendations

    I am a Navy reservist and currently going through a Medical Retention Review (MRR) process. This is the reserve side of the house just like a PEB/MED Board. - 12 years active duty - 4 good years reserve - 100% P&T through the VA - I do not see myself being cleared so looking at the possibility...
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    VARR and waiving formal interview

    HI All, I had got my ratings back and i elected to waive the formal hearing which was set in November of this year to VARR. Is that a good decision? Basically i had gotten the flexion degrees reevaluated using a goniometer. Once i had that evaluation i had asked the IDES lawyer for an opinion he...
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    Backpay after IDES?

    Hi all, Kinda new to lots of this lingo, but currently active duty going through PEB phase now of IDES. I’ve been told by some VA contacts that I am eligible for backpay to the start of the medboard process. Then others say backpay only to your date of discharge out of active duty. Thoughts or...
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    Can a PEB be done while overseas?

    I will apparently be going through the PEB process. (this is all new to me, being overseas at an AF command there were a bunch of things i skipped to get to this point apparently) Anyways now im set to PCS in november, but speaking with my monitor and career planner they suggested that i could...
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    Formal peb in the reserves

    I got out of the navy- active duty about 3 years ago after 9/12 years. I then joined the reserves a month after. I was found 100% p/t by the VA. The Navy reserves wants to kick me out. I went through the informal peb for retention- it was not recommend. I now have the option of filing for a...
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    Fort Benning Timeline

    Sorry this is a butchered timeline because I have not recorded the dates. But I’ve been reading this forum from the beginning and decided to post. I am in the peb stage •Narsum signed June 10th •Notified found unfit July 13th •Va Case closed and changed to pending decision approval on July...
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    Possible Outlook on MEB w/ FVL

    So I’ve been in the Navy for two years now and I found out in June/July that I have Factor V Leiden after having a blood clot in my right calf. It’s more than likely on my dad’s side of the family (I also have a twin brother who has it, as well and he had a DVT and PE on separate years). It rose...
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    Need a large amount of assistance! PCM's Head in the Clouds.

    I am an Active Duty 35N Paratrooper(also Air Assault) with 1 Previous deployment and 6yr's 4mo's TIS in the Army. Current list of Diagnosis: X-ray of Spine Intervertebral disc spaces demonstrate narrowing of the disc space and loss of disc height starting at L1-L2 continues through to L5-S1...
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    NARSUM before VA appointments?

    So reading up on these forums I see that the NARSUM is usually written at the end when all of your QTC exams and everything are completed. But my provider has already written my NARSUM before I even have had my first appointment that I was able to see on LIMDU SMART(navy). Is this normal and are...
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    Fort Jackson / Fort Gordon MEB/PEB Timeline

    I hadn’t found a recent Ft Jackson timeline on here, so hopefully this will help someone in the future. Referred condition: Low Back/Tailbone Pain (Two Sacroiliac Joint Fusions). Location: Fort Jackson, SC - MEB through Fort Gordon, GA MEB Initiated: 16 FEB 22 PEBLO 1st Contact: 23 FEB 22...
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    How long will it take to get orders

    I have just received my PEB findings on march 28th 2022 and i was found unfit and was given 10% from the ARMY and 100% from the VA. About how long does it take before i get my orders and can start clearing. I have a job setup and told them i would most likely be able to work near the end of may...
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    Former Navy AD, current Reservist- npq/rnr

    I was active duty for 9 1/2 years from aug 2010-2019. I got out on my own accord in June and prior to getting out I applied for VA disability. I joined the Navy reserves in July 2019 (less than 1 mos break in service- kept getting calls from recruiters and gave in). In October 2019 I found out I...
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    Conflicting information (Navy)

    Good morning, I just started my 3rd LIMDU for after a second knee surgery last year. My EAOS ends on 06/2022. My LIMDU ends on 08/2022. I have been told by my CCC that I should wait until closer to end of my EAOS to request an extension. By waiting, I am supposed to have a better idea of how...
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    70% DOD Rating and 100% Proposed Rating VA | IPEB Question

    Details : DOD Unfit Conditions: Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypersomnia = 50% Bilateral Pes Planus = 30% 50% + 30% = 65% rounded to 70% VA Rated Conditions: A lot Including these^ Ankle tendonitis, Achilles tendonitis, Migraines, lumbosacral strain, peripheral neuropathy and more. Question...
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    Should I ask for a MEB?

    Hello everyone, So I just got the news that I have a bankart lesion in my shoulder. They wanna do surgery, it's a 6 month timeframe for full recovery. This came up a week after I was just diagnosed with type 2 Chondromalacia in my knee which they're going to put injections in soon. I have to...
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    JBLM PEB but different transitions center?

    I concurred with and signed my 199 four days ago (31 JAN 22). My PEB went through JBLM but I am currently stationed at POM in CA. The transition center at POM is saying they will not be the one to generate my orders but my PEBLO is saying that this is how the process works at JBLM. Transitions...
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