Jason Perry

Jason - I would like to begin my VA evaluation but am not co-located with my MEB/PEB board. The DAV reps here at Travis AFB are telling me I have to wait until I have a copy of my DD 214 before I can begin the process. I thought there was a program for AD to jump start the program so that we would be able to receive our benefits upon discharge. Is this not the case? Also, I'm hoping that if I can get the VA eval done it will support my appeal of the iPEB findings of "Fit due to insufficient evidence."

Yes, you can challenge the evaluation. But it is better to get a correct evaluation before your case goes forward.

So technically with the doctor not doing three ROM tests...that is something that could be appealed to the MEB/PEB in my favor right?

With the ROM test, aren't they supposed to do it three times back to back to see if there are changes due to fatigue, pain, etc. I thought I read this somewhere.

Jason,
I have sent you a query at your firm. I am very interested in your help! I almost have my wife online with me.
Thank you,
Lawless

Jason, I am going through TDRL reval and in the initial Meb I was Active Guard and going through treatment when I placed from active to inactive nat guard so fought and was put through a Meb and I was given 40% for bil knees, back, shoulder problems and I was diagonsed while on active duty chronic PTSD and the same time I was diagonsed through the VA 50% and put on unemployable due to my injures and ptsd so my initial meb the board anitated ptsd on the 199 but did not rate it and at the time I was in a VA mental hospital about a month prior to the meb and I did not nonconcur that issue. I am asking can I get the board to rate my pstd issue.

Jason,
Thanks for your dedication to us all! I stumbled on this the other day and thought you may want to look at it/include it for the USAF people. It runs through the process for USAF personnel. The link is a direct download. http://www.pdhealth.mil/hss/downloads/afpc_des.pptx

Jason -
Had Pt. 2 Physical today and they did the range of motion on me. I am pretty sure he said forward flexion was 75 deg, and backwards 25. I do not know what my side to side was. Of course I was not having a flare up today...but as soon as that was all done i was. He told me I HAD to go past the point of the start of pain. I was ticked. I was hurting bad afterwards. He did not really talk about what happens during flare ups other than what my pain levels were during those. You think I will get screwed on this? This is all ticking me off.
Lawless

Jason, Were you on the BHD website years ago? You look familiar. Did you serve in the Military? Either way - THANK YOU for providing the background for this website. While I didn't go through the MEB/PEB process, I have found more info here than anywhere else!

My question...can you direct me to something that describes the rating process for a cognitive disorder related to a brain injury? Also, I was diagnosed with PTSD prior to retirement, then upon receipt of my disability rating, it says I have "anxiety disorder" but no PTSD. Any ideas how that might have worked out?

Good Morning, Jason, Et al,
Getting through the FPEB waiting period is so incredibly rough, the stress is more than I can handle some days. Does anyone have any suggestions on getting through the day to day stuff while you are waiting for the rest of your life to be decided? I'm not doing well with this. PTSD brought me to the MEB process, are there fast tracks for someone that can not handle stress?

I am currently in the "pre-MEB" and if I get into the MEB/PEB I am thinking of hiring you since the decisions made will be for the rest of my life. That and my injury/illness is not really cut and dry and do not want to be ripped off by the board.

Hi Jason, I need your help! If you could look at my thread from today about JAG lawyers being legit. I am having som issues and my FPEB is Tuesday!!
Thanks Ryane

Thank you Jason,

I just finished the Physical forms for the PEB. My Doctor made special note of this condition being caused by the number of ladders that I must climb in my daily job requirement. I suppose that should take care of the EPTS chance.
Thank you very much for your continued assistance.
Tim

Thanks for the info.

Thank you for your vote of confidence. I am a nervous wreck. I have a family to support and getting out with no benefits at all would be devistating.
So as far as my case goes, basically as long as I get my command to state something to the effect that shipboard work has made my condition worsen and get my PCM on the ship to say something around the same when he does my physical evaluation I really wont have anything to worry about? Also do you have any insight on how severence gets paid out when it does? I was under the impression that it gets paid within days of departing the Navy and that my last paycheck is held for one pay period(month). Does this sound about right? I have done some searching and have found contraticting answers. I know you are going out of your way to help me and I thank you.

Tim

Jason,

Hello. I'm hoping you may be able to clarify some information that is written on the DA Form 3947. In block 13a, following each of the diagnosis is a hand-written 5-digit number. I have not been able to correlate these numbers to anything in AR 40-501 and do not know where to begin looking for them. Here is the entry under number 1: Low back pain, status post L4-5 diskectomy, degenerative disk disease, and moderate to severe spinal stenosis; AR 40-501, Chap 3-39h. 722.52
Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Jason,
Hello, I have questions regarding retirement verses medical retirement (MEB process). I have over 20 years of active duty service. I'm currently in WTU and I'm being medically boarded. I keep getting different information in regards to what I will be able to receive. If I'm medical retired, can I still receive a disaibitly check from VA?
I'm told you can't receive Army disaibitly and VA together.

Jason,
I am emailing you today because it seems that you have all of the answers. I was referred to a PEB by ortho for club foot. I am an EM2, I have been in the Navy for 6.5 years with no problems with my foot until I reached this ship 2 months ago. At that point I started having problems with my daily job requirements due to the large number of ladders onboard the LHD. I was on FFG58 prior to this for 2.5 years with no problems. My club foot surgery is noted in my medical record all the way from meps and the doctor said that I was fine. Now the Ortho doctor wrote the PEB as EPTS. I was wondering how this should come out in the end. My paperwork all started today and I would like to be able to plan for the most likely outcome. Any help that you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

I was referred here by my friend who you are helping. I didn't know I might be eligible for any compensation and had postponed my military retirement because I would lose my Tricare Reserve Select. As a Reservist I would not have Tricare retirement benefits until 60, and my civilain employer no longer offers health benefits. If i attempt to get my own policy, I would have a pre-exisiting condition. I was diagnosed with asthma, while mobilized on Active duty, and have no prior diagnosis. I was in fact a PT max for 10 years of my career. I am now only marginally fit to perform my duty position and my health has adversely impacted my abiliy to perform my civilian occupations. I don't know what to do, because I didn' feel my situation was severe compared to the guys coming back from theater, but it is imapcting my family now.

Jason,
Hello, its been a while since i've been on pebforum.com. I was in a bad car accident and have also been in school full time. I have a question for you outside of the PEB area and am wondering if you have any advice on the situation. I don't want to post the details online so please email me if possible at [email protected]
The situation involves discrimination based on veteran status and disability in a college classroom. I hope to hear from you. I realize this may not be in your area of speciality, but I am unsure of where to go to weigh this situation. Hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you,
Daniel Hebert