What the heck I was not expecting that. I just don’t understand what the benefit is by putting you on the TDRL? Maybe to see if your symptoms get better within the next 5 years so they can decrease your percentage (pay you less) or allow you to come back to AD? I had no idea that you basically leave AD even under the TDRL too? Do you mind me asking what AFSC you are?
I found this on another website.
“A service member is placed on TDRL only if his condition is not stable, he has
Total Combined Military Disability Rating of 30% or higher,
and there is a chance that he could improve enough to return to full duty or seriously worsen within the next five years.”
“When on TDRL, it is as though the service member is
medically retired from the military. He does not perform any military duties, is given a temporary
Military Disability Rating of at least 50%, and receives full
Military Disability Benefitsfrom the DoD and the VA.
During the TDRL period, the service member must be occasionally re-evaluated (generally every 18 months) to determine the progress of his condition and his disability ratings updated to reflect any changes in his condition.
If the condition improves enough during his time on TDRL, the PEB may find the condition no longer unfitting. In that case, the service member can choose to either return to full active duty or permanently retire from the military. If he chooses to return to full duty, all DoD disability benefits he was receiving during TDRL will stop.
If the service member chooses to permanently retire or if the condition worsens, or at least does not improve, and becomes relatively stable, the PEB will
medically retire or
medically separate the service member with a permanent
Military Disability Rating based on the severity of his condition at that time.
All TDRL cases will receive a permanent rating based only on the
VASRD criteria that is in effect at the end of the TDRL period.”