Recent content by Ajdickhoff

im encompassing the entire process as a MEB. even the PEB portion and the 199 has the blurb now

I just completed the process in April, and there are 3 times in which it is asked "is SM pending Administrative Actions" and if its checked yes, it should stop the MEB until the conclusion and decision of the AA

most of the time, the last treatment option is surgery and they will likely want you to try surgery before initiating an MEB. If you choose to not have the surgery, they can still start the MEB, but your ratings will be lower because the perception is that its not bothering you enough to warrant...

yes, this is a thing, is it ever approved, never.

Administrative discharges override medical discharges even if the medical was started before the administrative. the only thing that will change is that you will lose the DOD rating and will not receive a severance

You don't determine what is deemed disqualifying. When your case is sent to initiate the MEB, your disqualifying conditions are sent as well by using AR 40-501. If you have a shoulder condition, but 40-501 says its not disqualifying, then its not a referred condition. when you do your VA...

cerebral angioma's are a genetic defect and are not rated nor are the associated symptoms of the condition as the defect occurs during fetal development or as a result of infectious diseases that effect the brain and spine directly. Unfortunately, I don't think they have a case for compensation...

From what I read in your post, you are claiming that your cerebral angioma is in direct correlation to your military service. Well, I can tell you with 100% confidence by basic research, cerebral angioma's are a genetic defect which causes their formation OR as a direct result of an infectious...

When if got my NLT date, i tried to get an extension and it was quickly denied and the reasoning is that Skill Bridge and having excess amounts of leave aren't justification in requesting an extension whereas having a school aged child would be as long as it doesnt become a detriment to the...

The NARSUM is written by a provider in the MEB process at BAMC. If your referring condition is Chondromalacia, then that's what you are being referred for. Basically, your PCM, and the MEDCOM commander at your location will make the determination based on AR 40-501 and that will be what is sent...

you arent going to get above a 10% rating for radiculopathy. I was medically retired for degenerative disc disease resulting in 2x back surgeries and right leg radiculopathy. The back issue will be rated at 40% and the sciatica will be rated at 10% per the schedule of ratings. VA ratings don't...

Understand, but what I am trying to decipher from your post is have you been in for 20 Years, and if not, why are you trying to up the DOS rating if you hit 100% from the VA which will pay higher than the DOD rating. And I got my information directly from BAMC (they tend to have a little bit...

The biggest issue is that the Reserve still goes off of the BIG army timeline and MEB process. The reserves do not have their own system regardless of what they may believe. The way the process works is: MEB Referral VA Appointments MEB decision PEB notification PEB Decision Proposed VA Ratings...

if you were rated at 50%, 30%, 10% you rating would be 70%, not 90%.

The VA and DOD used different methodologies to determine their individual ratings. Submitting a VARR isn't going to change what the VA rates and what the DRAS rates. The DOD will always rate conditions lower than that of the VA. For Example, the VA rated my Anxiety and Insomnia at 50% (higher...