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First I want to thank everyone for all of the help they provided. I haven't posted that much as I just tried to lay low and let the process play out. When I first heard about the PDBR I came to this site and got ton's of information. That got me to do a FOIA request to get my PEB documents...

No, I am still waiting on the PDBR. I am in the records collection phase, the same as you.

It's not just you. In my case, my original PEB rated me at 40%. A year and a half later, it was reduced to 10%. At the time, I had so many problems that the PEB was very low on my list, so I didn't even challenge it. My friend went through the PDBR and got his rating increased to 80%, and thank...

This type of email is common. It seems that the branch is required to notify you of their final decision. There have been quite a few on here who have gotten that response, even though they haven't moved.

This is going to help a lot of people. They are waiting on my PEB records, and VA records. They advised me that the DOD was very quick to send my service records, and DOD medical records, but for some reason the VA has been very slow to respond. In my case, they have been waiting over 6 months...

What you are referring too is called pyramiding. So lets say you blow out your back, and you have two bulging disks. They will combine that into one rating. The VA code some times won't match the military code, I don't think that it has any bearing on anything. On to your other question, the VA...

At least your case is in he records collection phase. I sent my packet 8 months ago, and they still haven't requested my records. The response I got is that they have a large amount of cases awaiting records, and that they will not send any new records requests until they clear out the backlog...

Did your address change. From reading this site, those forms are requested after the PDBR approves and increase which qualifies you for disability retirement. Maybe you missed the "white envelope", or it got lost in the mail.

I think you mean the withholding on the back pay. Normally it is 25%, but you can complete a form and ask for additional withholding if you have other taxable income.

There are 2 Tricare plans. The "free one" in which you don't have to pay a premium, and then Tricare Prime, which you do have to pay a premium. Thanks to you and the excellent info you have provided, I was able to ask around and found out that if you select the "free" Tricare, you can change...

If VA is higher, then he won't receive anything from the military retirement. If he qualifies for concurrent receipt, or CRSC, he may receive something from those programs. If his DOD retirement is more than his VA, he will receive the difference. I won't receive anything. When I was still on...

Wow, lucky for me I don't live in a Tricare Prime service area, so I have to select the "free" Tricare Select plan. I guess I won't have the option of survivor benefits, there isn't any way for me to pay it.

tinker, I want to clarify something with you. The reason I filed for PDBR is because of the heath insurance. I was discharged in 2002, so I am one that is at the front end of eligibility. You said that you have to "catch up" the health insurance premiums if you choose a plan that has a monthly...

I would like to just add my experience here. It is very difficult to get back in, after being medically retired. I know a Marine who was in a Stewart that ran over an IED. He had a fractured skull, severe brain swelling, and was in a medical coma for 4 months. Due to the pressure on the military...

I noticed the same thing. Lots of denials. The only thing I can think of is that maybe the denials take less time, so if you aren't going to get an increase, you get your results back faster. Some on here are now at the 3 year mark, which seems crazy to me, when some of these denials posted in...

I have some questions about what happens if you are rated at 40%. My situation was this, during my med board I was rated at 40% due to loss of range of motion of both of my ankles due to severe heel fractures. I was placed on TDRL. Right after I got out, the VA rated me the same as the med...