PBDR upgrade

[scoutCC]

I served a total of 5 years and if approved will I qualify for crsc and cdrp?

If approved for retirement, you will not be eligible for CRDP. You likely will be able to qualify for CRSC, but that's an additional step.

My severance has already been recouped years ago will it be returned since mine is combat related

You will not receive back severance, regardless of combat related status. The change to retirement comes with its own, different, rules about severance, which include the idea that severance must be repaid.

and will I get anything additional as a retirement pay ?

Yes, in a technical sense, but no in a more practical sense. Retirement pay will exist in theory but will be offset by VA compensation rather than as something that will hit your bank account. Not until/unless CRSC is approved.

The retirement pay question has a few more variables that haven't been determined yet/provided, so cannot be answered definitively. I can with a high degree of confidence, given 100% VA and only 5 years of service you will almost certainly have all retirement pay offset in order to receive VA compensation. CRSC functions to then restore some or all of that retirement pay, if approved.

 

[reggie7797]

**Update**
My retirement account has been created by DFAS, I was told in my letter that my retirement has been waived due to my VA compensation is greater than my retirement. I then called DFAS because they elected the SBP without my consent because they didn't receive my SBP election form, I was told that SBP will not be retro to the day of retirement because coverage starts the day of election. I also ask if I would receive retro for the years that my retirement was greater than my VA compensation and I was told absolutely. Tricare kick in the day my information was updated in DEERS and I have filed outstanding bills for medical expenses and they have been paid.

 

[Warrior644]

**Update**
My retirement account has been created by DFAS, I was told in my letter that my retirement has been waived due to my VA compensation is greater than my retirement. I then called DFAS because they elected the SBP without my consent because they didn't receive my SBP election form, I was told that SBP will not be retro to the day of retirement because coverage starts the day of election. I also ask if I would receive retro for the years that my retirement was greater than my VA compensation and I was told absolutely. Tricare kick in the day my information was updated in DEERS and I have filed outstanding bills for medical expenses and they have been paid.

Indeed, great news; congratulations on all accounts! Take care!

Thus, I quite often comment that "possessing well-informed knowledge is truly a powerful equalizer."

Best Wishes!

 

[johnsonb1007]

I appreciate all the information warrior644 and scoutcc, on the tricare what about bills that were paid and ones that were never paid and dental, do they cut checks for those? And how do they calculate crsc? And what about the months that's I was only getting 30%, will I have an offset from that?

 

[scoutCC]

http://www.health.mil/pdbr You'll have to do claims with TRICARE to reimburse you for all that stuff. My understanding is they will cut the checks to you, which you then use to pay them off. http://www.pebforum.com/site/threads/info-for-those-filing-tricare-claims-post-pdbr.14664/ provides some info.

CRSC calculations are a little complex, FMR Volume 7B chapter 63 covers all the rules. Easiest to use the DFAS calculator http://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/woundedwarrior/disabledretireest.html

If the PDBR gives you a disability retirement this will have to be offset by the VA pay. All months you received VA compensation will lower the retirement pay you can receive by that much. Lets pretend how things will work using arbitrary numbers: Retirement percent is determined to be 30%, and that makes DFAS owe you 600 a month since your separation. Those months you got $80 from the VA for your 10% rating, they owe you 520. If you got $300 from VA because of the 30% rating, they owe you $300. Those months were you got $1000 because of the 70% rating, they owe you $0. Its considerably more complex than that, as that $600/month retirement and the compensation for a 10%, 30%, etc goes up each year for COLA adjustments, but the basic concept should explain things.

 

[eps17]

I was discharged from the army as a airborne infantryman and served in Afghanistan and Iraq.I was med boarded out October 2006 at 10% and labeled as major depressive disorder but all of my medical file said ptsd as well as a outside hospital and military psych doctors that stated that in my medical file. The va initially rated me at 30 percent in 2007 then moved it up to 70% in 2008 and then 100% in 2010 total and permanent. I filed with an attorney from lawyers serving warriors filed at the beginning of this year for medical retirement. I served a total of 5 years and if approved will I qualify for crsc and cdrp? My severance has already been recouped years ago will it be returned since mine is combat related and will I get anything additional as a retirement pay ? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

What was your outcome?

 

[ooberwoot]

Just wanted to touch base here and give an update on what my experience was.

June 2014 Sent in PDBR Review application
Dec 2015 Received letter in mail saying I was to be medically retired back when I was discharged. (07)
Jan 2016 Emailed me the pdbr letter/orders, and instantly updated me in deers.
Next day, went to the local AFB (I was Navy), and they processed my Retired ID card, and I am fully updated in Tricare. Was pretty quick once I was emailed about the case.

 

[Warrior644]

Just wanted to touch base here and give an update on what my experience was.

June 2014 Sent in PDBR Review application
Dec 2015 Received letter in mail saying I was to be medically retired back when I was discharged. (07)
Jan 2016 Emailed me the pdbr letter/orders, and instantly updated me in deers.
Next day, went to the local AFB (I was Navy), and they processed my Retired ID card, and I am fully updated in Tricare. Was pretty quick once I was emailed about the case.

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Welcome to the PEB Forum!

Indeed, congratulations on your favorable decision from the PDBR Review resulting in a military disability retirement!

Thus, I quite often comment that "possessing well-informed knowledge is truly a powerful equalizer!"

Best Wishes!

 

[eps17]

How did they have an accurate email address to just send you those documents out of the blue?

My AFBCMR decision for PDRL was made in Oct 2015 and I have yet to receive anything.

 

[ooberwoot]

I put my email address on the PDBR application. NAVPERS emailed me after I received the packet, to get me to fill out the SBP paperwork, and email back so they could set up dfas. DEERS was fully updated when we went to the AFB with all our docs. DFAS has not set up an account though. That's the only thing I am really waiting for, besides an updated 214... But from what I understand, that'll take like 30 days or so.

If your PDBR was completed successfully, might wanna login to milconnect, and see if you have a RET tab. If you do, you can get most of your stuff like insurance, Tricare, and dependants updated as needed.

 

[eps17]

That's good advice. I'll do that. Sadly the Air Force side doesn't seem to email people. I am waiting for all of the above myself. DEERS isn't updated yet but I'll keep checking.

They decided my case through the AF BCMR in October 2016.

 

[kortne2]

So maybe someone can help me out. I just found out that my PDBR was approved and they will be giving me medical retirement back to Jan 2008. I've been trying to figure this out since I got my notification. Air Force letter states they will retire me at 30% for asthma. After I got out and went through the VA I received a total of 70% compensation but this is for 4 different conditions not just the asthma. I keep seeing these dfas calculators and it asks for how much the Air Force disability is and I chose 30% and then the VA disability. I'm not sure if they will take it just for my asthma condition or my total?! Also, I did receive severance pay back in 2008 but my VA was offset to cover it so will that be affected at all?!

 

[tayawllms]

I was discharged from the army as a airborne infantryman and served in Afghanistan and Iraq.I was med boarded out October 2006 at 10% and labeled as major depressive disorder but all of my medical file said ptsd as well as a outside hospital and military psych doctors that stated that in my medical file. The va initially rated me at 30 percent in 2007 then moved it up to 70% in 2008 and then 100% in 2010 total and permanent. I filed with an attorney from lawyers serving warriors filed at the beginning of this year for medical retirement. I served a total of 5 years and if approved will I qualify for crsc and cdrp? My severance has already been recouped years ago will it be returned since mine is combat related and will I get anything additional as a retirement pay ? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Wow, that's crazy. I have something similar to your to your situation. I got out n 2010 with 10% for my left knee, had 2 acl and meniscus repaires. What was fishy was that my Afghanistan medical records for missing except for the medication record. I was taking Seroquel and celexa while in the desert. When I got medevac out of Afghanistan because of an injury to my left knee. My medical records of seeing Air Force doctor mysteriously disappeared. So when I came back to stateside I was still getting issued seroquel and celexa with no psych evaluation. So now here I am in 2016 I have waited 3 years and 3 months for a PDBR decision, and have 100 percent in total due to IU, for PTSD 70, LEFT KNEE 40, right dominant wrist and hand injury due to left knee injury 30%. And because all my problems came from deployments I didn't have to pay my severance back. I got a letter from the VA stating that I didn't have to pay the severance back because the conditions happened while on deployment and not state side. Might want to call the VA.

 

[nwillis48]

After serving 7 years in the AF I was initially MEB out at 10% and I received a severance pay from the AF for $35k roughly. For the next 6 years I was also VA rated at 30% and was paying back the severance pay I received 10% at a time each month.

I was recently contacted by the PDBR and advised that I was medically retired at 40%. I am also now permanently 100% with the VA with no Future exams and no longer required to pay back my severance pay.

Now that I've been medically retired and receiving 100% VA disability, will I be eligible for CRDP? Will I get the severance money back that I paid back?

Thanks

 

[FARMSGT08]

After serving 7 years in the AF I was initially MEB out at 10% and I received a severance pay from the AF for $35k roughly. For the next 6 years I was also VA rated at 30% and was paying back the severance pay I received 10% at a time each month.

I was recently contacted by the PDBR and advised that I was medically retired at 40%. I am also now permanently 100% with the VA with no Future exams and no longer required to pay back my severance pay.

Now that I've been medically retired and receiving 100% VA disability, will I be eligible for CRDP? Will I get the severance money back that I paid back?

Thanks

In reference to CRDP, you will not qualify due to the fact that you did not serve at least 20yrs in the military. With that being said, you may qualify for Combat Related Special Compensation pay (CRSC) if your disability is combat related.

 

[tayawllms]

What would happen if I were to get approved. I got a hundred percent permanent total 4 IU due to PTSD 70 , dominant wrist and hand injury due to left knee injury 30%. These 2 r both from deployment and r service connected. I also received 10 percent from the army with 7 years. What will happen? PDBR has sent my packet off to the Army on April 14th 2016. And i haven't heard anything as far as an email or phone call not even a letter in the mail. I haven't even called PDA and they said they have my package over there and the Army review but he doesn't know anything about it, he can't see anything in the system. Please someone help,