I am at 22 years in and was planning to apply for retirement and start a civilian position while on terminal leave as a job opportunity arose. I have not submitted my retirement yet but was planning to next month. Was just told that I am being med boarded due to not being able to fully complete the last several PT tests due to surgeries I have had on my feet the last couple of years (waist measurement only.) Am I able to still apply for retirement as normal so that I can get out during the time frame I need to start the civilian job? If I want to retire normally would this trump the med board process? Or will I have to go through the med board process and delay my original retirement plans/timeline?
Was planning to apply for retirement - 22 years in and just told going to med board
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In retrospect, until you physically have military regular retirement or length of service (LOS) retirement orders in hand, you can still be a candidate for referral and acceptance into the DoD IDES MEB/PEB process.
From an U.S. Army perspective, upon submitting military LOS retirement request and approval could take up to 12 months in total duration albeit being referred with acceptance into the DoD IDES process can take an average timeline of 295 days for completion.
In response to your specific inquiry, yes you can submit your LOS retirement paperwork at anytime at this particular point in time. Only by having actual LOS retirement orders in hand is when a referral into the DoD IDES process might not occur.
Hmm, you are in a good position at this particular point in time in my opinion. If you are not in any rush to become a military veteran, then the DoD IDES process course of action would yield more benefits for you and your family. For example, with 22 years LOS, that's 55% of your base 3-high years for DoD income with a LOS military retirement. If you received a military disability retirement and your DoD rating is higher than 55% to a maximum of 75%, then DFAS would give you the computation which is most beneficial to the service member. Also, if you have any combat/combat-related injuries when in the DoD IDES process then your entire DoD retired pay will be excluded from federal taxation. Hope this helps. Take care!
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Not sure what service you are in, but I can tell you what I've seen in the Air Force. If you were just informed that you will be put in for a MEB, you probably haven't been coded in the system as med hold yet. You can go on virtual mpf and submit your retirement request. Once you have your retirement approved, the Presumption of Fitness comes into play. Unless you have severe medical issues, the board will say you are good to go and let you retire.
I agree with the above post; however, that could hurt you financially! A PDRL retirement is guaranteed at not less than 2.5% x 22 x High Three Average (AD). It could be as high as 75% depending on the evaluation of your conditions. 55% v 75% (if your condition warrants that much) But 55% is guaranteed! And you leave the service with you VA rating in hand.
I dug more into this and found out that they actually put a code 37 back in april due to my sleep apnea. I am planning to put in for retirement this month so now they are submitting a modified rilo to get the 37 removed and apparently a code c put in place so I can submit my retirement. Was told this would be a short process and usually they get it resolved in about a week? I am hoping because I have a job lined up for after retirement and I do not want to lose it.
Hope this process works out for you.