CRSC - Question About Documentation to Present to the Board

kearion

kearion

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Good morning, friends

I was medically retired from the Navy in 2020 after 12 years of service. I've recently received my PDRL determination and am now applying for CRSC. I'm rated 100% VA, and 70% DoD for PTSD-AC, following two deployments to AFG with NAVSPECWAR.

I followed my branch of service's instructions when generating my package and made sure to include my DD-214, PDRL Letter (that confirms combat related injuries for the retirement decision) Retirement Orders (that show combat related injury for the retirement decision), AFG Orders, VA Decision Letters confirming combat related injuries, Diagonostic Codes, The MEB findings (that all annotate AC c-zone and that the disability is a direct result of a combat related injury as defined by title 26), medical documents from my two years of BH treatment for my PTSD and that page 13 from my unit requiring me to attend BH after anger outbursts at work, my awards from Afghanistan confirming combat support to JSOC, and a written statement on official Navy letterhead that my unit CDR provided to the MEB confirming when and where the injury occurred, the amount of combat operations I took part in, and how the injury resulted in my inability to continue service and his recommendation for medical retirement.

During both deployments, my team and I were regularly fired upon by small arms fire, and IDF from outside of the FOB during recovery operations. On two events our ECP was breached, and on one event we had a green-on-green insider attack that required me to quickly escort three of our contractors back inside of the wire. I no longer have the situation reports on these events but they were provided during my MEB for the findings stated above, but I could find open source reporting that confirms the time overlaps and location from my deployment to the events. Is that necessary?

Is this sufficient or am I overthinking things here?

I appreciate any and all help. Thank you again.
 
kearion said:
Good morning, friends

I was medically retired from the Navy in 2020 after 12 years of service. I've recently received my PDRL determination and am now applying for CRSC. I'm rated 100% VA, and 70% DoD for PTSD-AC, following two deployments to AFG with NAVSPECWAR.

I followed my branch of service's instructions when generating my package and made sure to include my DD-214, PDRL Letter (that confirms combat related injuries for the retirement decision) Retirement Orders (that show combat related injury for the retirement decision), AFG Orders, VA Decision Letters confirming combat related injuries, Diagonostic Codes, The MEB findings (that all annotate AC c-zone and that the disability is a direct result of a combat related injury as defined by title 26), medical documents from my two years of BH treatment for my PTSD and that page 13 from my unit requiring me to attend BH after anger outbursts at work, my awards from Afghanistan confirming combat support to JSOC, and a written statement on official Navy letterhead that my unit CDR provided to the MEB confirming when and where the injury occurred, the amount of combat operations I took part in, and how the injury resulted in my inability to continue service and his recommendation for medical retirement.

During both deployments, my team and I were regularly fired upon by small arms fire, and IDF from outside of the FOB during recovery operations. On two events our ECP was breached, and on one event we had a green-on-green insider attack that required me to quickly escort three of our contractors back inside of the wire. I no longer have the situation reports on these events but they were provided during my MEB for the findings stated above, but I could find open source reporting that confirms the time overlaps and location from my deployment to the events. Is that necessary?

Is this sufficient or am I overthinking things here?

I appreciate any and all help. Thank you again.
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If you have already sent it off you can send additional documents that they will add to the package. If you have anything additional to send such as award 1650s you should include those too. Otherwise its just a wait and see at this point.
 
kearion said:
Good morning, friends

I was medically retired from the Navy in 2020 after 12 years of service. I've recently received my PDRL determination and am now applying for CRSC. I'm rated 100% VA, and 70% DoD for PTSD-AC, following two deployments to AFG with NAVSPECWAR.

I followed my branch of service's instructions when generating my package and made sure to include my DD-214, PDRL Letter (that confirms combat related injuries for the retirement decision) Retirement Orders (that show combat related injury for the retirement decision), AFG Orders, VA Decision Letters confirming combat related injuries, Diagonostic Codes, The MEB findings (that all annotate AC c-zone and that the disability is a direct result of a combat related injury as defined by title 26), medical documents from my two years of BH treatment for my PTSD and that page 13 from my unit requiring me to attend BH after anger outbursts at work, my awards from Afghanistan confirming combat support to JSOC, and a written statement on official Navy letterhead that my unit CDR provided to the MEB confirming when and where the injury occurred, the amount of combat operations I took part in, and how the injury resulted in my inability to continue service and his recommendation for medical retirement.

During both deployments, my team and I were regularly fired upon by small arms fire, and IDF from outside of the FOB during recovery operations. On two events our ECP was breached, and on one event we had a green-on-green insider attack that required me to quickly escort three of our contractors back inside of the wire. I no longer have the situation reports on these events but they were provided during my MEB for the findings stated above, but I could find open source reporting that confirms the time overlaps and location from my deployment to the events. Is that necessary?

Is this sufficient or am I overthinking things here?

I appreciate any and all help. Thank you again.
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Sounds pretty solid, however, understand that the laws for the PEB and VA are DIFFERENT from CRSC. The former, specifically the PEB findings, are specific for non-taxable DOD income and not CRSC (highlighted in RED), what I highlighted in GREEN is probably the most important document as it makes the causal relationship between condition(s) and combat-related event(s). If your BH treatment started in theater, that will also support the PTSD claim.
 
PTSD is tricky. Fear of combat will be a no. Need that casual connection.

I sought treatment in theater for MH in a tent. The records are sparse and they never called it PTSD because unfitting PTSD, per the Sabo lawsuit is 50% and medical retirement. So often soldiers were branded with personality disorder, or adjustment disorder, something that would rank their chances for medical retirement.

I understand some of the guardrails the services have put in place regarding PTSD, somewhat. Everyone and their grandma who served the last 40 years has some form of disabling “anxiety ” that only the compensation a 70%+ VA disability rating will cure.
However I don’t think it was congress intent to require such a high bar for PTSD to be combat related. Demands of a “combat award”, PH, statements from your chain of command. Glad groups like NVLSP are taking CRSC thru the courts and putting a spotlight on the services and DoD’s handling or mishandling of CRSC.

There’s been enough injustices over the years. Long waits for care, long waits for claims to be settled.
 
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