New Type 1

Pending decision approval already!
 
Good question. After many, many talks with the OAC lawyer, my leadership, and some insight from Jason Perry, The goal from this part of the process is a 60% PDRL. I will fight any TDRL decision. My leadership has been working with AFPC and a previous Commander of mine who now runs one of the centers at Maxwell. PDRL and then getting LAS is what I want to fight for.
 
And back to preparing for decision!
 
60% PDRL. It is finally official, but I will take time accepting it while my leadership looks at the LAS angle.
 
wait you actually got your rating back already? when did you get your unfit memo??
 
Not sure about an unfit memo. I knew from the diagnosis that I was unfit.
 
Does anyone know of a good lawyer in the VA area that may be able to represent a soldier that has been hospitalized in January 2015 and diagnosis with type 1 diabetes. His MEB Board was initiated in April 2015 and PEB found him unfit for duty in July 2015. His VA rating came back at 20%. He requested a one time VA reconsideration on October 2, 2015. He has not heard back regarding the VA reconsideration. But he heard back this week regarding the Formal Board scheduled in a couple months. His civilian provider indicated diet restriction and avoid strenuous occupational and recreational activities. It should have been higher than a 20% rating. Any help is appreciated.
 
Diabetes is rated 100% if all of the following circumstances are present: 1) It requires an insulin injection more than once a day, a restricted diet, and a low physical activity level; 2) It causes three or more hospitalizations each year or requires weekly visits to a care provider; 3) It causes continuous weight loss and weakness.

A 60% rating is given if the condition requires or causes all of the following: 1) insulin; 2) a restricted diet; 3) a low physical activity level; 4) one or two hospitalizations each year or two visits a month to a care provider; 5) minor side effects that would not make a person unemployable without the diabetes.

If the condition requires insulin, a restricted diet, and a low physical activity level, then it is rated 40%.

If the condition requires insulin and a restricted diet, or requires medication taken by mouth and a restricted diet, it is rated 20%.

If it can be managed by a restricted diet alone, it is rated 10%.

http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/theendocrinesystem.html#diabetes

get a lawyer. figure out which you match cause it looks like your in the 60% if not 40%.

good luck
 
Everything has to be documented at the 60% level, and address anything not meeting 60% in the personal statement. My VA doc said I didn't have regulation of activities, and I simply noted my regulation of activities on my personal statement. I talked with one of the lawyers in Texas, but did quite a bit of research on my own to ensure I got what was fair. Permanent 60%.
 
@T1D
You got an up date on you process?
 
60% permanent. Applying for LAS.
 
A1C down to 6.2. Letters of support from 4x O-6s, an O-7, endocrinologist, functional, and my flight doc. Accepted the 60%, and denied LAS. Long story, but do not expect the top LAS decision maker (who is a type 1) to approve LAS for anyone with Type 1.

This website has been a tremendous asset. It stinks to go through this process, but there is nothing I can do at this point. Now it's time to find a retirement job, continue to take care of myself, and enjoy time with the family :)
 
Anyone with experience on promoting your last day of service? I'm a select, but my line number does not come up until after my retirement date. Promotions people at the mpf say I don't get promoted.
 
I know in the Army that if you are on the promotion list and you are MEB- that you are promoted your last day-

found the below on an old thread- couldn't quote directly, so it's copied and pasted

AFI 36-3212:
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI36-3212.pdf

"5.15.4. Members who are retired on or after 23 Sep 96, may be retired in the regular or reserve grade to which they had been selected and would have been promoted, had it not been for the physical disability for which they were retired. (10 U.S.C. 1372 was amended effective 23 Sep 96.)"

I'm not sure where the 2008 thing is coming from (maybe 2008 NDAA?), but this says it pretty cut and dry. If you were selected (obviously meaning you had a line number) for a higher grade, and you would have been promoted to that grade if not for the MEB/PEB, then you may retire at that grade. Seems to me, that your 214 should reflect your promoted rank either way, since you would be retiring at the higher rank.
 
Interesting. Thank you! My MPF said I couldn't promote. I have a line number and would have promoted 4 days after retirement.
 
I don't know about retirement, but my husband was also a select for LtCol and he got his severance package based on his selected rank, not as a Major.
 
Thanks. I was promoted, given my retirement medal, and had a retirement ceremony on the same day. I'm not sure about the severance package you mentioned, as our retirements are based on our high 3 years of pay. Even my promotion on my last day of service was not a factor in my retirement pay.
 
My husband got a severance only because he wasn't retired--he was discharged. He's "too healthy" to be retired,and yet not healthy enough to stay in.
 
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