Congrats. I've been in the same stage for almost two months now, and the VA MSC called me back today and said that there has been no decision, either on the part of the VA or the DoD...said to expect 45-60 days from now just to hear back....my package has been at the VA since May and the PEB since July 6th. The whole time, my career and life are both on hold, on VML and command is trying to move me up to a staff position in D.C. ......
At this point, this is my viewpoint:
-Ebenefits is inaccurate 95%+ of the time and basically only serves as a tool to keep us off the VA's back
-The VA is in "controlled chaos" mode, and is doing the bare minimum just to keep Congress off their a**
-Most, if not all, of the PEBLO's military wide are undertrained and typically more clueless than members on this forum
-VA MSC's won't lift a finger unless you tell them
specifically what you want them to do (i.e. "could you go out in the system and tell me if the VA has received my package from the PEB yet" vs. "can you tell me my status")
-Most of all, nobody involved our individual processes gives a damn about us, our families or our situation (end of a career, etc.) because it doesn't affect them or theirs.
....climbing off soap box......