I know exactly what you mean. We on this forum know a thing or two about judgment from our peers for having health issues that they haven't experienced or understand. If you don't have support from your unit, just know that you do have support from us here. :D
The VA also said that a couple of my conditions weren't service connected with 8 years of me being active duty. Makes no sense since all of the conditions I claimed were directly from my medical records. What memo was sent to the VA and by whom?
Thank you for responding.
I just looked at the TriCare website and Prime does seem like the better option. So, if I pay the TriCare Prime enrollment fee, do I still have to pay the Medicare Part B $121 monthly premium also? Also, do I need to apply for Medicare Part B or is it done...
I will be living with family until I move to a new state for school for about 4 months. In the meantime, what do I do for medical care? I'm going to be a retiree, so do I have to continue seeing military providers since I'll still have Tricare, or can I find and choose a civilian provider? I'm...
Got notified I was PDRL 2 days after VA completed my proposed ratings and sent my package to AFPC.
I wouldn't be surprised if you got your ratings this week. :D
That's not necessarily a bad thing. This is the explanation I was given about changing E-benefits dates from @Pronovice :
My case switched to a closer sets of dates just like that 14 days ago and I got a call from my military PEBLO to come for a talk shortly after that, today. (8 days after my...
After meeting with my Voc Rehab counselor, it seems like Voc Rehab isn't that useful for veterans who want to take a non-linear career path. Since Voc Rehab benefits are so dependent on what your counselor decides to do for you, I'm about to not use it at all. Since I don't want to go back to...
It depends on your financial situation. Check out @Jeffrey11 's post. http://pebforum.com/site/threads/finally-received-my-findings.35629/#post-168581
The only other advantage I can think of is that retirees are still subject to the UCMJ (mainly if you commit an extreme, heinous crime) but...