Honestly, I believe this is how people get called and told why are these Marines calling me. There are Marines who can help you there. LCpl May and a PFC I talked to. Sgt Marin is another one. Just saying don't bother the civilians..... Only my opinion though.
That I had a once in a lifetime job opportunity that I was going to lose out on so I was willing to accept my findings as is (not contest them) or waive my right to the board completely since I had already past my EAS.
The final signature phase does not come until after you have signed and accepted your findings. If your case is back from the VA it is going through another informal board and having the ratings applied to your unfitting conditions. It is probably Post VA/QA right now. That seems to be the hang...
Index is assigned by the PEB bro not HQMC. HQMC takes that index and runs a diary entry adjusting your EAS.
For example....
SSgt Sanchez,
Your case has been finalized and the notification letter was sent to HQMC this morning. The index number on the letter is MXXXXXXXX. You should contact...