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RikersIsland1,
Can you tell me where you found that info? I would love to know and I'm short on time this week. Also, Hubby's already called today and said the PEBLO said his claim couldn't be a BDD because Fort Lee didn't start it even though we are still in that 180-60 day window. I've called Portsmouth and they say Fort Lee is full of crap, and he should have beeen automatically started at Fort Lee as soon as the IPEB findings came back and he accepted. Any advice???

Mike,
Are you in southeastern VA? If you are I would suggest you take as much information as you have and go to Portsmouth. I would suggest making an appt (mornings only, afternoons are walkins). The ladies there spent two hours the first time with Hubby and another 2 hours this week. They documented EVERYTHING they could find in his record and put the codes on it. When we complained that Fort Lee wouldn't release the record, they called and sent the memo they have. They sent our claim off anyway as soon as they got a retirement date, and said the R office at Fort Lee should attach a note on the front of his packet when they send it off, that it is already beginning the process so they don't start a duplicate claim. You don't have to be at PNMC or in their "sphere of Tricare influence" to go to the office, they are a Commonwealth of Virginia office. From everything I'm reading here, they know their stuff.