Recent content by CParker

If memory serves, you'll receive the 90% VA and a prorated portion of the 70% pay based on the 90% VA.

If you're worried about it being reduced, I don't believe it is possible in your situation. I've never heard of a mental health VA rating being reduced. If you receive DoD severance, I believe a stipend is taken from the VA pay monthly until it is paid back. This is an area I'm not very...

At this point I've all but given up on receiving the benefits I'm owed. The last board knocked me down to 10% from 30%, despite submitting my last lab results that show my calprotectin levels are 2766% higher than what is classified a "normal" level. I have scopes next week to see if I have...

I've got my formal board for UC coming up on the 19th of next month; going to keep an eye on this thread out of pure curiosity. They originally offered me the 60%/PDRL upon separation but reduced it to 30%/TDRL after a Chief advised me to appeal (I really didn't want to get out). I'm assuming...

.... I thought I heard someone say "10% for UC" (I'm that guy, hopefully getting bumped to at least 30% at my formal board in 3 weeks). It's fascinating to me how different the medication cycles are for different UC patients, and how hit-or-miss their effectiveness is. I've heard of Budesonide...

If you get sent stateside from deployment you can almost guarantee you'll be placed in a non-deployable status. Since the UC should already be in your medical record, the flare-up will most likely trigger a board. Be honest about your symptoms and let them know how frequently they occur. Any...

Since you're on a time crunch, I suggest you get some evidence to back up your statements. Have your doctor write up an evaluation of your health, gather as many statements from friends/family as possible (USMC0524 was like _____ prior to the mental health condition, and is now like ______. This...

You do not get severance pay and placed on the PDRL, and from what you've stated, it looks like they're removing you from the TDRL (30% is the minimum for PDRL). I suggest you call one of the lawyers located towards the back of the packet and fight this. At 10% you won't be eligible for TRICARE...

I went to medical when I got back from deployment in January of 2013 and was separated in May of 2014. Symptoms were reported while deployed but I came to discover that nothing was annotated in my record. Don't base your experience on what happened/is happening to me; I'm getting screwed right...

They already had my VA records, I had nothing additional to provide. Upon reading the document myself, rather than listening to my wife's interpretation, it looks like the doctor recommended the 10% full stop. This makes no sense to me as the physician I saw for my final evaluation kept saying...

My experience medicine-wise so far has been: Prednisone (taper on 5mg, 10mg, 15mg, 20mg, 25mg, 30mg, 35mg, 40mg, back down for tapering off) to get the disease under control. Asacol (22 a day; no joke) - oral mesalamine. Worked well for me, but I believe DoD lost the contract with it. Replaced...

So the document was prepared 03JUN19, but just arrived today. The doctor stated that my most appropriate rating is 10%, but then recommended I be placed on the PDRL from what I can tell. The document has typos throughout so I'm hoping this is simply a misunderstanding. I'm going to have to...

Good morning, I attended my final TDRL Eval on 13MAY2019 and was assured that I would receive their determination prior to my TDRL expiration of 29MAY2019. After this date passed, I emailed my TDRL coordinator who stated that they have up to 8 weeks to reach a determination. Monday marks week...

Update: Tonjua Howard put me in contact with Service Headquarters, who assigned a TDRL coordinator to me and scheduled my final evaluation. Evaluation was completed 13May2019 and I was told I'd hear something within 4-8 weeks. Today marks 9 weeks, my coordinator is no longer answering me, and...

I'll dig up the paperwork tonight and give them a call tomorrow. I'll update the post ASAP, thank you all again for your help!