Recent content by AirForce11

I was "Pending Decision Approval" on May 7th and signed my official results today. I'm AF, though.

This was the case (mostly). I didn't realize that the VA findings had already gone back to the IPEB. I asked my new PEBLO and he did not give me any other explanation other than "this process may take XXX days so we're still good. I will email you when your Form 356 comes in." Very helpful...

Yeah, it is a little unclear on that part, which is why I was confused my case was taking so long at the VA. I didn't realize that the VA findings go back to the PEB before they issue the official results. For some reason I thought the PEB made it's own assessment of the conditions and...

For those of you who may be new to the MEB/PEB process and are visual learners, I am posting the picture below. While it says "IDES Timeline" at the top, you'll find that the timeline of the process is largely notional… Hope this helps in understanding the process!

Just don't get your hopes up too high. I've been in "Pending Decision Approval" since May 7th. Still no word...

I wrote that it's odd because I have read several other posts where people stated that they saw eBenefits change to "Preparation for Decision" (the step before "Pending Decision Approval") and got their ratings w/in a week. Maybe their timelines were an anomaly… I got a letter from the VA...

Curious if anyone out there has recommendations on who to call to look into my status. My status was updated to "Pending Decision Approval" on 7 May and has been sitting there ever since. I don't want to unnecessarily be calling people and tying up the process, but this seems odd. Is there...

Thanks! It seems there's a great deal of knowledge to be gained by being here. So taking into account all of the points made above, are there any "red flags" that I should be looking out for (in terms of ensuring that everything is being addressed properly) early in the process so it doesn't...

grizz13 and Jason, thank you for your replies! I'm guessing the nature of IBS is such that it wouldn't typically generate a MEB because it's usually not that big of a problem. It will be interesting to see how this all pans out... I'm sure I'll be frequenting this site for information in the...

So I am about to start the MEB/PEB process due to a diagnosis of severe IBS. I am a pilot in the AF but was assigned to a non-flying assignment because the AF doesn't allow those with IBS to fly. I was initially treated with medication (which is also not allowed to be taken while on flying...