Recent content by DesertRat1234

Hey Marti, when did your symptoms show up? Sudden onset? Or was there a connection to an external factor?

Hey everyone, Would you please help me with a CRSC calculation? AD Time: 16 years, 7 months High Three Pay: 8,614.29 Gross Pay on RAS: $6030.00 DOD Disability: 70% VA Disability: 100% P&T VA Pay (5 dependents): $4,519.77 CRSC Percentage awarded: 60%

Army here. 1 March unfit to 15 June ratings received for me.

Forgot one. You should absolutely write your own letter detailing your daily struggles due to your conditions. These two letters will help the evaluator better understand and rate you appropriately.

Hi, I had success with a VARR. My recommendation is to try to provide any evidence of previous decisions of folks with the same issues you have. I would also ensure the lawyer (I used the lawyer the Army provided) looks at the codes used for the initial decision to make sure they used the right...

Congrats!

For those that are curious, I was rated at 60% for this disease with an overall rating of 100% disabled. I've got other posts that go into more detail but wanted to close the loop on this entry.

End of FEB: Initial PEBLO Contact 01MAR22: Legal 7MAR22: Initial VA contact 22MAR22: First QTC exam 9APR22: Final QTC Exam Turns out my last QTC Exam (the comprehensive medical exam) was trashed in the QTC system, so the Doc ended up calling me and doing it over the phone.. 29APR22: Final QTC...

Thanks, I am an O-4. Any percentage higher than 40% will result in a retirement pay higher than the 100% VA payout. So, the VA would pay the first portion and the DOD would pay the difference. The VA rated my neuromuscular disorder under the wrong diagnostic rating, hence the VARR. According...

Appreciate your input but that's not what my lawyer said. We shall see. I'll update when I have more information.

End of FEB: Initial PEBLO Contact 01MAR22: Legal 7MAR22: Initial VA contact 22MAR22: First QTC exam 9APR22: Final QTC Exam Turns out my last QTC Exam (the comprehensive medical exam) was trashed in the QTC system, so the Doc ended up calling me and doing it over the phone.. 29APR22: Final QTC...

End of FEB: Initial PEBLO Contact 01MAR22: Legal 7MAR22: Initial VA contact 22MAR22: First QTC exam 9APR22: Final QTC Exam Turns out my last QTC Exam (the comprehensive medical exam) was trashed in the QTC system, so the Doc ended up calling me and doing it over the phone.. 29APR22: Final Final...

End of FEB: Initial PEBLO Contact 01MAR22: Legal 7MAR22: Initial VA contact 22MAR22: First QTC exam 9APR22: Final QTC Exam Turns out my last QTC Exam (the comprehensive medical exam) was trashed in the QTC system, so the Doc ended up calling me and doing it over the phone.. 29APR22: Final Final...

My timeline is below: End of FEB: Initial PEBLO Contact 01MAR22: Legal 7MAR22: Initial VA contact 22MAR22: First QTC exam 9APR22: Final QTC Exam Turns out my last QTC Exam (the comprehensive medical exam) was trashed in the QTC system, so the Doc ended up calling me and doing it over the...

Hey everyone, there are only a few posts about Cramping Fasciculation Syndrome (makes sense because it's extremely rare). As such, I wanted to post my story as it may help someone in the future. Cramping Fasciculation Syndrome is a disease where a person's potassium delivery pathway is...