Greetings, Reserve question, long story short, If you have a recent rating of 100 P&T and you are referred to MEB/PEB will you have to go through a VA C&P exam again while the DOD is evaluating your determination or will they use your current VA records and percentage for a DOD evaluation.
VA/DOD Rating Question
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I recently went through the same situation and my referred conditions that I had a rating for were reevaluated by the QTC doctors.
It will probably be reevaluated if the rating is over a year old and if new conditions are rated.
Standard answer is 1 year. However there is a VA policy to allow you to keep your VA ratings protected despite going through IDES and getting a new c&p exam. There is another to reuse your previous exams for your IDES case. I just did this sucessfully, although i received a lot of pushback from the VA MSC until he asked the VA Q&A team. They bless off on it.
See these links:
IDES process and existing/established VA ratings
I am in the process of starting the MEB. I have three referred conditions, back neck and PTSD. I have been rated at 70% with the VA for PTSD for a years and static. Back/neck conditions rated by VA within a year. The question is, has anyone ever had their existing VA Rating downgraded because...
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Second thing, make sure you've been seeking treatment recently for your referred conditions. This helps you get a good outcome.
M21-1, Part X, Subpart i, Chapter 6, Section E
states:
if the participant declines to submit a VA claim, the MSC must:
states:
if the participant declines to submit a VA claim, the MSC must:
- explain
- that VA will evaluate the conditions referred by the service department for the DoD purposes only, and
- VA compensation will not be awarded as part of participation in IDES
Are you currently active duty?? If so, you can’t get a rating