Recent content by gambit64

Ok folks, Here is another update. I have received my first retirement pay on 31 May, so that is all set and working. I also recieved two installments of my back pay with the final one coming within the next 2 to 3 weeks. The only remaining issue is ensuring my VA pay resumes since the Army...

I wanted to give an update on my retirement pay. I am schedule to receive my first monthly check at the end of this month (May 2013). I have received the first of three installments for my back pay. Since my pack pay goes back to 2003, it is a sizable amount. I was also informed that as of the...

I am not sure about the timeline, but I can tell you that the service will compare the VA rating you received for the disqualifying medical conditions and compare that to the VA's assessment for the same conditions. They will only consider those conditions that disqualified you for service. If...

Here is an update. I received a call from DFAS on Friday, 19 April. Yes, they called me. They called to tell me that they had all the necessary paperwork and they were re-establishing my account (I had one when I was first temporarily retired in 2002). They gave me the dollar amount I would be...

Gsxrmike, I served as a medical services officer in the Army and also went through this process. Here is what I can share. The PDBR will obtain all your available records from the Navy and the VA. If you have any records that the service and/or VA would not have, then you can submit them as...

I filled out the DD2656 on my own but had a retirement office take a look at it. I did not receive an updated DD214 because I was originally placed on the retired list in 2002 then removed in 2003. When I was removed, my DD214 did not change to reflect the change in discharge versus retirement...

I wanted to share my experiences with the PDBR in hopes this may help some of my fellow veterans in their process with the PDBR. I was originally placed on the TDRL in Oct 2002 due to asthma after 17 years of service. I could no longer pass the PT test due to asthma attacks and the Army...