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**UPDATE** 3 Sep 2024- Received my final rating from the VA!

**UPDATE** 28 June 2024- Disability Compensation Claim shows reopened on VA app 1 Aug 2024- Claim moves from Step 1 all the way to Step 5 (Rating) 5 Aug 2024- Received first Retirement Check. (Note- First retirement check can come anytime during the month, after that comes on the first of every...

@thanks4urhelp yeah, I've been traveling for the 4th and at my new job, it's keeping me busy. Working from home a few days a week allows me to jump on here sometime. Post mil life is good, the grass is greener for sure. Congrats on your discharge, it's a surreal feeling that I don't think has...

Yeah brother, someone dropped the ball in your case. My PEBLO told me that Portsmouth was BETA testing some new system to submit cases to the VA and it was making Portsmouth cases go way faster. Case in point, as @thanks4urhelp pointed out, I was told the same thing as you but my timeline was...

**UPDATE** 27 June 2024- RETIRED!!! Went to Pass and ID and changed over all ID's (mine and dependents) 28 June 2024- Received Final Pay including 60 day leave sell back 28 June 2024- Enrolled in Tricare Retired Insurance

**UPDATE** 12 June 2024- Received my DD-214 from my CPPA 12 June 2024- Submitted my DD-214 to my MSC for submittal to the VA and also enrolled in VA healthcare

**UPDATE** Been slacking on the updates because I've just been busy, but things are still moving along. 08 May 2024- Submitted Retirement Paperwork and started Terminal Leave 03 June 2024- Started new job while on Terminal Leave 05 June 2024- DD-214 Draft hit NSIPS 06 June 2024- Retirement...

Good Morning, Same situation as @Brazzi, just finished with the MEDBOARD myself for a lot of the issues that you are having. Received final findings on 29 Apr 2024 and just waiting on my date. I relied a lot on this forum and it paid off, so if you have questions ask. My MEB was for lumbar...

Medical does focus on the main injury but I was able to get the others added without having to do an IMR. I just talked to my referring physician about all the issues and he added three more conditions, so my MEB was for 4 conditions all related to the back. My conditions were Lower Back Pain...

I took like 11 folders with copies of medical reports like nerve studies and MRI's, along with all DBQ's for condiditons that I was claiming and personal notes. Mine came in handy because my Dr. hadn't seen some of the information. When I told them the issues, she was like, "well I haven't...

So, I got my results and my back only came out to about 50%. Out of all of the things that have happened with my back, and the radiculopathy that has rendered my lower left leg basically useless, they only see that as 50% disabling. I did get 100% P&T but there were a lot of other things that...

Definitley nerve racking to say the least. Just got back from signing my findings and she said that they actually hit her inbox Friday afternoon after she left. So that means that the PEB made it's decision in THREE days. I was betting on about 30 days, so this just pushed my timeline up by a...

**UPDATE** 29 Apr 2024- Holy Crap! Just got the call from my PEBLO, findings are in! Only 6 days from my VA claim closing and findings are in. Heading to Portsmouth to review and accept. The process has sped up exponentially, so those of y'all that are waiting be ready because it's happening...

**UPDATE** 24 Apr 2024- So it's true, continue to call the VA and be kind and eventually you will get someone who is willing to send your proposed ratings. Called again this morning and got the right one on the first try. Third call was the charm. She was very nice and forwarded my proposed...

Back pain sucks, and it seems the military doesn't make it any better. Same case here as some of you above. Being med-boarded for lumbar spine and radiculopathy. I applaud you all for refusing surgery as long as possible. I tried to refuse it as long as possible, but ended up having it last...

**UPDATE** 23 Apr 2024- So after the call yesterday I was excited for movement on the VA side. I checked the VA.gov app at home after work and saw that my claim was moved to CLOSED. I called the VA twice but neither person that I got on the phone was willing to send over my results. Guess I...

**UPDATE** 23 Apr 2024- Just got off the phone with the VA and got some good news. My case is finally moving again and just had proposed ratings assigned this morning. The rep wouldn't give them to me over the phone, he laughed and said, "all our calls are recorded and they would get me for...

Hopefully someone who has gotten to this step replies because I would also like to know. As of this morning, I'm still awaiting a VA decision and haven't gotten to this point yet.

**UPDATE** 18 Apr 2024- Called the VA again today since I've been in the Decision Ready phase for two weeks with no further update. She told me I was still in the decision ready phase and to just keep waiting. Then she put me back on hold and checked for the last time my case had been touched...

**UPDATE** 11 Apr 2024- Spoke with the VA just now and was told that my case is Decision Ready. I check the app multiple times a day because I am just anxious about this whole process, and it keeps showing no claims. So I just called today and the rep pulled up my case with me on the phone and...