Recent content by justinsemanisin

Yeah i finally got a response from the office of soldiers counsel yesterday saying the same thing... Thanks for your quick answer, i appreciate it. Its a giant check mark off of my worry list.

So not sure if this is the right place, but ill give it a go. Im active duty in the IDES process and I just received my VARR DA199 and saw a rating increase from 40%VA --> 100% 30%DOD pdrl--> 100% tdrl which is fantastic... Then my PEBLO told me that it is taking the Seattle RO 4-5 months...

So I have finally received my ratings back from the VARR (took almost 4 months)... 100%VA 100% DOD tdrl I was confused as to why the tdrl instead of permanent. i guess they decided my incurable meniere's disease was not stable enough. but whatever when the eval comes up its not like im...

Oh man that has to be like a 12-15 month-er right there... Sorry to hear about your woes. I dont know if its comforting to hear that they mess up on everyone, or if it makes me sad how bad of shape that organization is in right now. Once i get my 100% im going to have a lot of free time...

It most definitely does.. on page 2 of the C&P it says Gait Problems yes or no? Yes How often? 2-3/week Duration? 2-6 hours Lawyer is typing up the appeal today said it should be easily won, and should have been a first time 100% but because of the mass hiring the VA has done recently i...

So first of all i just want to say that the IDES System is stupid. Second I finally received my ratings from the PEB a few days ago. Only took them 10 months! :/ 30%- Occasional Dizziness Associated with Meniere's Syndrome 10%- Tinnitus Associated with Meniere's Syndrome 0%- hearing loss...

I never thought about keeping a log... Should i start one now or is it too late to make a difference?

i have seen a lot of excellent information on this site so i figured i would try my luck at getting some answers. Ive been active duty Army for 5 1/2 years, im an E-4. I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease in Oct of 2011 after i started experiencing extreme bouts of vertigo while deployed...