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Well, I got the call today. I meet with the board on 02 Apr. so here's hoping it goes well.

I suffered a SIGSW to the head on May 3rd of last year. The board only rated the TBI caused by this (10%). In my appeal letter I requested that they also rate the wounds caused by the bullet as a separate cat 1 unfitting condition, along with MDD and PTSD. I'm just hoping for at least 30%. I...

So, I'm sending a letter to the board on Tuesday requesting they reconsider some of their finding. Accompanying the letter are documents detailing a new diagnosis (PTSD) I received after my NARSUM was completed. I was wondering if anybody who's been in a similar situation could tell me roughly...

Well, the DoD has a max of 45 days to determine fit/unfit status and a total of 90 days I believe to propose their rating before kicking it to the VA. At least, that is the timeline from SECNAVINST 1850.4E from 2002. I mention the instruction so that anybody who sees this can either correct me...

I called my PEBLO today, but couldn't get a hold of him. However, I checked ebenefits today and it changed to pending decision approval! So I'm assuming I'm unfit, which I expected. So hopefully I'll know when I get out soon so I can put definitive dates to plans.

Ok. Thanks for the tip!

Hope it goes smoothly for you from here on out. I submitted mine on 9/27 and still no word on anything, which is a great way to treat someone with anxiety, lol.