Hi folks. I've been in the IDES process for a while now and thought I'd share my experience. Lurking around here has given me a lot of knowledge of this difficult and opaque process. Long story short, I've got 3 referred conditions, as listed above. I've been struggling to function and using the MH clinic for a long time now, but a pair of MH hospitalizations last summer are what finally triggered the MEB process. Anyways... on to the timeline.
Jun-Aug 2015: Hospitalized
10/21/15: Initial notification from PEBLO (complete surprise)
11/13/15: I-RILO completed, MEB finds unfit
11/23/15: Code 37 (no PCS, TDY, etc) applied
11/25/15: Initial MEB briefing with PEBLO
Dec 2015/Jan 2016: C&P exams
1/12/16: C&P report completed and provided to PEBLO
(it should be noted that my I-RILO doc didn't bother to complete the NARSUM addendum as of today, but my PEBLO didn't call me so I'm assuming nothing else there was unfitting)
2/12/16: AF 618 signed, package sent to AFPC
So, as of today I'm 16 calendar days into my glorious wait. It seems like a lot of folks around here have been getting stuff turned around rather quickly, so I'm hoping that I see something similar. My eBenefits still says "Gathering of Evidence" and that the VA hospital hasn't provided everything, but I'm guessing that's just because we're pending the PEB decision.
Jun-Aug 2015: Hospitalized
10/21/15: Initial notification from PEBLO (complete surprise)
11/13/15: I-RILO completed, MEB finds unfit
11/23/15: Code 37 (no PCS, TDY, etc) applied
11/25/15: Initial MEB briefing with PEBLO
Dec 2015/Jan 2016: C&P exams
1/12/16: C&P report completed and provided to PEBLO
(it should be noted that my I-RILO doc didn't bother to complete the NARSUM addendum as of today, but my PEBLO didn't call me so I'm assuming nothing else there was unfitting)
2/12/16: AF 618 signed, package sent to AFPC
So, as of today I'm 16 calendar days into my glorious wait. It seems like a lot of folks around here have been getting stuff turned around rather quickly, so I'm hoping that I see something similar. My eBenefits still says "Gathering of Evidence" and that the VA hospital hasn't provided everything, but I'm guessing that's just because we're pending the PEB decision.