Worth the effort of an LOD?

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amped08

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Hola. Navy Reservist with 27 years. I had an MDD diagnosis for several years until this spring, when it was changed to bipolar II. That started the process of me getting kicked out - went through MRR, then an informal PEB, and found to be not physically qualified.

Had a change in my VA psychiatrist, and a subsequent change in diagnosis - to bipolar I. I had intended to go through with a formal PEB, to fight to see if I could stay in (I had wanted to hit 30 years), but with the change, I know there is no chance.

Now I am at the crossroads of an LOD. All of this is so foreign, and feels so sudden, to me. I've been given the impression that it IS worth it to try for an LOD but I am curious to hear from anyone who has been through this and/or has any advice.

I didn't think I could convince them to let me stay in based on the medications I take, but I still had a glimmer of hope when the diagnosis was bipolar II. Now I'm a little lost at sea :cool:
 
amped08 said:
Hola. Navy Reservist with 27 years. I had an MDD diagnosis for several years until this spring, when it was changed to bipolar II. That started the process of me getting kicked out - went through MRR, then an informal PEB, and found to be not physically qualified.

Had a change in my VA psychiatrist, and a subsequent change in diagnosis - to bipolar I. I had intended to go through with a formal PEB, to fight to see if I could stay in (I had wanted to hit 30 years), but with the change, I know there is no chance.

Now I am at the crossroads of an LOD. All of this is so foreign, and feels so sudden, to me. I've been given the impression that it IS worth it to try for an LOD but I am curious to hear from anyone who has been through this and/or has any advice.

I didn't think I could convince them to let me stay in based on the medications I take, but I still had a glimmer of hope when the diagnosis was bipolar II. Now I'm a little lost at sea :cool:
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How close are you to reaching the age to retire? I assume its age 60 unless you have qualified deployments that reduces the time that you are eligible. How long until then? Do you have a VA rating? If so what is it?

So for those who reach 20 years for an earned retirement you don't have a lot to lose or gain really. If you could medically retire the main benefit is tricare. That is because any VA compensation offsets a medical retirement pension leaving you with a check from the VA and tricare. Once you reach the age to retire from the reserves you get your earned reserve pension and all of your VA compensation without any offset.
 
About 8 years from retirement, I think. I am almost 51 and have two qualifying deployments that are a little over a year altogether. No VA rating - I haven't even started to think about that, tbh.

Thank you for explaining it like that - I feel like the attorney who initially spoke with me was pushing me in the direction of the LOD.
 
amped08 said:
About 8 years from retirement, I think. I am almost 51 and have two qualifying deployments that are a little over a year altogether. No VA rating - I haven't even started to think about that, tbh.

Thank you for explaining it like that - I feel like the attorney who initially spoke with me was pushing me in the direction of the LOD.
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If you should have a LOD and don't have one that should be one of your main focuses.
 
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