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I would contact your regional VA office to have them clarify, as well as your VA rep on post/base that's assigned to your IDES department. I would also email and then call. Include your number in your email, as the reps on post/base will screen the calls. Hope that helps!

I do have one more question if you don't mind, Am I able to draw both retirement disability pay from DFAS and VA comp at the same time or do I have to make it to 20 to get both in this case? Do you know how that works?

Thank you for the feedback! I appreciate the info and this definitely helps with drama of this process. I thought the case manager was wrong with telling me I forfeit my retire pay for being medically retired before 20 years. (I'm sitting at 18.) As you can imagine, I was upset thinking I am...

Hi Everyone! My situation: I have 18 yrs of active service in the Army. I am have been told by my doc that I've met MDRP and will be submitted to the med-board process. I know that based on my condition that I'll most likely be placed on the TDRL (PTSD, TBI, Cognitive Disorder/Memory, &...