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Hi Jason & all. Been a while since I visited the boards, but I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction again. Just to refresh your memory, I was Medically Retired from the Coast Guard with a 60% rating. I had surgery on my back while on Active Duty, and the S1 nerve root was...

Myxo; I hope that you get things cleared up, whether through the surgery, or by getting a better rating at the FPEB. That happens to be the same code they used for the severed nerve in my back, although they rated me fairly at 60%. Anyway, good luck to you. -CPO Don Campbell

Was rated for ; " 5243: Intervertebral Disk Syndrom, Lumbar rated at 0%, and 5243-8599-8520: Left S1 nerve root injury, residual to surgery, with left lower extremity weakness, rated analogous to incomplete Paralysis of sciatic nerve, severe, with marked muscular atrophy, rated at 60%"...

Mcat; yes...I definetley know how it is! I am on my way out. They rated me at 60 percent and found me not fit for duty, and are placing me on the Temporary Disability Retired List. (TDRL) I have just over 10 years of service. When I said DHL, I meant the mail carrier. They did send me as link...

CGR: I have some exact dates for you. I was off on my previous statement. My MEB was mailed from my Unit to The IPEB on 12JAN08. I received my findings via DHL on 04MAR08. That means it actually took 52 days exactly. Longer than I remembered, but a little over 7 weeks. They actually made the...

CGR: I just got through this process myself. From the time the MEB was submitted to Headquarters until the time I received a response was 1 month. Good luck with your Med Board.

I wonder if it might be a better avenue to ask the Informal board for reconsideration, before appealing to a formal board. It looks to be a black and white case to me, but maybe I am missing something? Have you talked with your PEBLO? I assume you are electing legal counsel? I wish you luck with...

Also; keep in mind of you think you will be rated under 30% either way, the severance pay will not change.

PD; my question to you would be what do you stand to lose if you take your arguments to the Formal Board? You were rated at 0%. It can only go up from there. The only thing it adds is time. Will the job you have lined up still be there a couple months down the road? If so, it seems like it might...

Gentlemen; thanks for the quick replies. 45 days is actually must faster than I was expecting. I was sort of Guesstimating that I would be out sometime in June at the earliest. I do not have a lot of Leave on the books, and am not planning to re-locate anytime in the near future, so It may be a...

Hello. My paperwork is coming from HQ tomorrow with the IPEB Decision. (NFFD placement on TDRL with 60%) I am wondering if anyone has recently been through this, and can tell me how long from accepting the finding, will it take to process me out? I need to start doing some serious planning, and...

BuiltGypsy; I will do my best to keep you posted on how things go with follow-up appointments. RayH: Good luck with your Physical. Yes, I had read that website. It is actually one of the great "wells of knowledge" when it comes to the subject of MEdical Boards. The FAQ, and pebforum.com were...

I was rated at 60%. Jason...you were right on! You are truly an expert in your field. I suppose the only thing I would have rather seen was PDRL, so I would not have to do the re-evals every 18 months, but I am still happy with the decision.

So, this is what I just found out is coming from HQ for me. Does this mean I am at least 30%? I am under the impression that it must be 30% or more to be on TDRL in the first place. I only got this info from the website that HQ sent me to follow the progress of my IPEB, so I should see something...

Jason; thanks for that. I remembered reading something along those line. It just makes sense to me for the Board to make a decision based off ALL information, not a 5 month old Medical report, that sat around for over 2 months collecting dust because someone, somewhere along the way dropped the...

Hello all. I have another question. I just received an email stating that my package has been received at HQ (ADM-1) I am wondering if anyone has an idea how long it takes to get a response once the package is received. On a side note, when the narrative summary was written for my MEB, it was...