UPDATE: No 199. MSC submitted my job offer and says its waiting for DERAS in Seattle, not sure what that means anyone here know?
DRAS in Seattle are the VA raters that rate IDES cases. If your ratings aren't back from them yet you still have some time brother.
My time line:
January 2024- Referred to MEB
February- Met my PEBLO/ MSC
April/ May- VA Exams began
July- Last VA exam uploaded to TOL/ MSC submits exams for ratings
September 5th- Signed my NARSUM/ Submitted to PEB
October 30th- Case closed with the VA (Ratings are finished)
***So for me it took from July to the end of October for my ratings to finish***
November 14th- My PEBLO wouldn't tell me anything but my MSC gave me my ratings both DOD and VA
November 26th- I got super impatient with the lack of information and my PEBLO told me I was put on the final "PEB Signature" step on November 20th.
I should get my 199 any day I guess. Longest year of my life and I've been in the Army for over 10 years. Something my MSC told me I think everyone needs to know is that the VA rates your conditions no matter what now. People used to assume they were found unfit if they contacted the VA and had ratings because it used to work where the VA would not rate you until you were found unfit. Per my MSC the VA rates you no matter what now in the event you are found unfit. They do this because it can take months for the ratings to come back. It took from July to the end of October for the VA to rate me. I was found unfit in October. If the VA had waited to start my ratings until October they wouldn't have been done until next year.