darrengilmor
PEB Forum Regular Member
Hello all,
I know how nice it is to see updates from other people on how long this stuff takes and see what is going on, so here is mine so far. I'm in the IDES program.
April 2011 Doctor appt told I was going to be put in for MEB
May 2011 first draft of my NASARUM
June 2011 First time i met my PEBLO
June 26 2011 completed 3 sets of V.A appoimtments C%P
July 18th sign paper work NASARUM
July 26th packet hits Texas AFPC
Sept 15th Find out with a ton of digging UNFIT
Oct 4th 2011 V.A gets my packet to give ratings
Nov 22 told V.A needs to do another exam for knees and gerd
Nov 29th Other exams complete
Dec 13th find out V.A is done sent everything back to Texas.
Jan 10th got the call results are in........
it took me about 50 calls to 800-827-1000 number option 1 and 1 and 0 to get any help,but when lucky I got some answer
I'm active duty will be 22 years june 1st E-7. My conditions are as follows
1. OSA with C-PAP
2. Back problems L4-L5 lami/disc still killing me
3. Right shoulder 3 operations need replacement laberal tear bicep tendon tear removed and slap procedure
4. left ear clostitoma (3 operations) no ear drum bones left
5. Hearing loss (hearing aid)
6. tinutius
7. Neck fusion c5-c6 plate and screws (c6-c7 almost gone now)(Find out Monday Jan 9th if i need another fusion bulge is pressing on my spine now as of Dec 21th)
8. Right elbow 2 operation 3 screws bad ROM and locking cant bend
9. left knee 1 operation needs replaced grade 3 chrmopetela
10. Right knee 1 operation still bad
11. Gerd (many scopes in the e.r thought i was going to die on heavy stomach pills)
12. Sinusitis
Well I hope my timeline helps someone out and if anyone knows how long it should take Texas to send everything back here that would be great. As soon as i get my results with all my codes I will post on here so everyone can kind of know what to expext. I have gotten a ton of help on here and now want to atlease help one person or maybe show someone what happens. i can say for starters chuck that IDES timeline right in the trash cause it is now way off months off. If anyone has a question for me please ask away. I'm no expert but I have learned a lot on here in the last 8-9 months
Here are my findings i was rated 40% from Air Force and 100% from V.A
From the Air Force first
20% 5201 degenerative joint disease right shoulder
20% 5243 degenerative disc disease of lumber spine
10% 8520 Right lower extremity radiculopathy with DDD of lumber spine
0% 8520 Left lower extremity radiculopathy with DDD of lumber spine
there is a bilaterial factor for the 10% and 0% = 40%
Now Plus all my other stuff
50% 6847 OSA with CPAP
30% 5261 LEFT KNEE CHONDROMALACIA PATELLA, GRADE 3, LEFT KNEE PARTIAL MENISCECTOMY MINISCAL TEAR
30% 6513 Sinusits recurrent
20% 5243 DDD C spine with fusion
20% 8513 right upper extremity radiculopathy
10% 5260-5019 chondromalacia patella right knee
10% 5206-5024 medial epicondylitis right elbow
10% 6260 tinnitus
10% 7399-7346 gastro esophageal reflux disease and antral erosive gastritis
0% 6100 bilateral hearing loss
0% 6299-6211 left ear 3 chloesteatoma's
0% 8513 left upper extremity radiculopathy
total 100% va with bilateral factor of 4.3% for codes 8520,5019,5261.
Says member needs future exam for left knee 6 months following discharge from service.
So i signed my findings and now just waiting on my orders.
Alos having a double neck fusion c5-6 and c6-7 wednesday the 18th of Jan.
If anybody has any input i would love to hear it.
thank you to everyone on here who helped me along the way.
If anyone has any questions for me please feel free to ask would love to be able to help someone else on here.
Thank you all
Darren
I know how nice it is to see updates from other people on how long this stuff takes and see what is going on, so here is mine so far. I'm in the IDES program.
April 2011 Doctor appt told I was going to be put in for MEB
May 2011 first draft of my NASARUM
June 2011 First time i met my PEBLO
June 26 2011 completed 3 sets of V.A appoimtments C%P
July 18th sign paper work NASARUM
July 26th packet hits Texas AFPC
Sept 15th Find out with a ton of digging UNFIT
Oct 4th 2011 V.A gets my packet to give ratings
Nov 22 told V.A needs to do another exam for knees and gerd
Nov 29th Other exams complete
Dec 13th find out V.A is done sent everything back to Texas.
Jan 10th got the call results are in........
it took me about 50 calls to 800-827-1000 number option 1 and 1 and 0 to get any help,but when lucky I got some answer
I'm active duty will be 22 years june 1st E-7. My conditions are as follows
1. OSA with C-PAP
2. Back problems L4-L5 lami/disc still killing me
3. Right shoulder 3 operations need replacement laberal tear bicep tendon tear removed and slap procedure
4. left ear clostitoma (3 operations) no ear drum bones left
5. Hearing loss (hearing aid)
6. tinutius
7. Neck fusion c5-c6 plate and screws (c6-c7 almost gone now)(Find out Monday Jan 9th if i need another fusion bulge is pressing on my spine now as of Dec 21th)
8. Right elbow 2 operation 3 screws bad ROM and locking cant bend
9. left knee 1 operation needs replaced grade 3 chrmopetela
10. Right knee 1 operation still bad
11. Gerd (many scopes in the e.r thought i was going to die on heavy stomach pills)
12. Sinusitis
Well I hope my timeline helps someone out and if anyone knows how long it should take Texas to send everything back here that would be great. As soon as i get my results with all my codes I will post on here so everyone can kind of know what to expext. I have gotten a ton of help on here and now want to atlease help one person or maybe show someone what happens. i can say for starters chuck that IDES timeline right in the trash cause it is now way off months off. If anyone has a question for me please ask away. I'm no expert but I have learned a lot on here in the last 8-9 months
Here are my findings i was rated 40% from Air Force and 100% from V.A
From the Air Force first
20% 5201 degenerative joint disease right shoulder
20% 5243 degenerative disc disease of lumber spine
10% 8520 Right lower extremity radiculopathy with DDD of lumber spine
0% 8520 Left lower extremity radiculopathy with DDD of lumber spine
there is a bilaterial factor for the 10% and 0% = 40%
Now Plus all my other stuff
50% 6847 OSA with CPAP
30% 5261 LEFT KNEE CHONDROMALACIA PATELLA, GRADE 3, LEFT KNEE PARTIAL MENISCECTOMY MINISCAL TEAR
30% 6513 Sinusits recurrent
20% 5243 DDD C spine with fusion
20% 8513 right upper extremity radiculopathy
10% 5260-5019 chondromalacia patella right knee
10% 5206-5024 medial epicondylitis right elbow
10% 6260 tinnitus
10% 7399-7346 gastro esophageal reflux disease and antral erosive gastritis
0% 6100 bilateral hearing loss
0% 6299-6211 left ear 3 chloesteatoma's
0% 8513 left upper extremity radiculopathy
total 100% va with bilateral factor of 4.3% for codes 8520,5019,5261.
Says member needs future exam for left knee 6 months following discharge from service.
So i signed my findings and now just waiting on my orders.
Alos having a double neck fusion c5-6 and c6-7 wednesday the 18th of Jan.
If anybody has any input i would love to hear it.
thank you to everyone on here who helped me along the way.
If anyone has any questions for me please feel free to ask would love to be able to help someone else on here.
Thank you all
Darren