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My husband was medically retired from the Army for "asthma". None of the asthma medications he's been on (or was on at the time) have helped. He deployed four times from 2004-2007 to both Iraq and Afghanistan and was exposed to burn pits. At the time of his retirement, nothing was being admitted...

Thank you for that information. It looks like he won't be able to be rated below 30%. I wish they would just move him to permanent. I guess time will tell!

My husband was given a 30% rating (TDRL) in April of 2007 and left the Army in June of 2007. His first evaluation was suppose to be April 2008, however they made him come back in January 2008. The doctor was not happy he was being seen so early. His next appointment is suppose to be May 2009...

My husband is in the process of applying for federal jobs. He is currently TDRL at 30% and has been given a 30% rating by the VA. If he claims 10 point preference on his applications, is it possible that they can disqualify him based on the 30%? Would it be better to only claim the 5 point...

I just wanted to give an update. Ft Gordon just called and he is going to remain on TDRL with his next evaluation in May of 2009. That goes against what the doctor recommended in his packet but that's fine with us! :) Thanks Jason for your help!

Jason, Thank you for the help.

Hi, my husband was placed on TDRL last June. His evaluation was in April 2007 and he was rated 30% for "asthma". We were told that it would be 12-18 months before he was evaluated again so we were surprised when he was called in January for his appointment. We are waiting on his packet to arrive...