PDBR

Good luck! (As Tom Petty once sang, "The Waiting is the Hardest Part." Hope the results come soon and are favorable)!!
 
bdbutche09 said:
Hello everyone,

My pdbr case just finished adjudication. Please wish me luck. Thank you.:oops:
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bdbutche09,

Best wishes for a favorable outcome. Mike
 
So got my results today..... they gave me my deserved retirement. They increased me from 20% to 40% permanent. Thanks for all the help and support from everyone that offered it.
 
Congrats!
 
I am new to this forum but I have some questions about my PBDR. I never had to request of fill out any paperwork to get my PDBR started. I received notification in the mail that it was being started on my behalf, I sent in a letter to give more information that was not in my medical file and today I received this in an email:

Sir,

Your case was recently adjudicated and our recommendation will be sent to the Army for their determination after final PDBR processing. This processing includes an administrative review and PDBR signature. Once the Army receives our recommendation and makes their determination, they will contact you via letter with their final decision. Unfortunately, we cannot discuss your case.

Also, your additional documentation was received on 17 December 2014, and was considered by the Board.

Very Respectfully,

Physical Disability Board of Review

When I left the Army they only gave me a 0% rating for epilepsy but the VA rated me at 100% as I have 4 gran mal seizures and 40+ petite mal seizures a month.

My question: Should I be concerned or is this a good sign that I will get medically retired from the Army or just get shafted again?
 
Was the 100% VA rating effective from the date of separation? When were you discharged?

Mike
 
I was given a 20% rating from the VA and I appealed that and after 2 years of waiting they awarded me 100% and paid me like 60k back pay.
 
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maparker said:
Was the 100% VA rating effective from the date of separation? When were you discharged?

Mike
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I was given a 20% rating from the VA and I appealed that and after 2 years of waiting they awarded me 100% and paid me like 60k back pay.
 
So were you eventually granted 100% effective the date of retirement? When were you discharged?

Mike
 
maparker said:
So were you eventually granted 100% effective the date of retirement? When were you discharged?

Mike
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I was not retired from the Army, I was given a medical discharge and $58,800 and was done. I served over 13 years. I am not sure if it is a good thing that I never initiated this PDBR review but it is in its final stages I guess.
 
It sounds like you have a very good chance to be medically retired.

Mike
 
bdbutche09,

Congrats on your retirement...what is your timeline of you don't mind me asking??
 
It took a little over a year to get my letter stating that they are retiring me. I talked to a gentleman this past week and he told me it should be 2 weeks and I receive my retirement paperwork. So in all I would say it will take 14 months total. Hopefully you have a rating with the VA that is 30 percent or greater. For the condition I was separated for I got 10 percent from the NAVY. The VA rated the same condition for 40 percent. So the pdbr rated me 40 percent with retroactive placement on the pdrl list for Dec 15, 2007.
 
bdbutche09 said:
It took a little over a year to get my letter stating that they are retiring me. I talked to a gentleman this past week and he told me it should be 2 weeks and I receive my retirement paperwork. So in all I would say it will take 14 months total. Hopefully you have a rating with the VA that is 30 percent or greater. For the condition I was separated for I got 10 percent from the NAVY. The VA rated the same condition for 40 percent. So the pdbr rated me 40 percent with retroactive placement on the pdrl list for Dec 15, 2007.
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bdbutche09 said:
It took a little over a year to get my letter stating that they are retiring me. I talked to a gentleman this past week and he told me it should be 2 weeks and I receive my retirement paperwork. So in all I would say it will take 14 months total. Hopefully you have a rating with the VA that is 30 percent or greater. For the condition I was separated for I got 10 percent from the NAVY. The VA rated the same condition for 40 percent. So the pdbr rated me 40 percent with retroactive placement on the pdrl list for Dec 15, 2007.
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I was discharged with a 0% for epilepsy and when the VA evaluated me and all was said and done I was at 100% service connected disability. I am not sure how that will work but hopefully it will be good for me.
 
Here is a question on applying to the PDBR. If a service member was medically discharged from the Army in 2005 from gun shot wounds, which incurred while in combat (10% DoD and 30% VA) initial ratings, then after discharge was increased to 60% VA (with the addition of PTSD), should service member apply to the PDBR? Or should the SM apply to the BCMR and try to add his PTSD in order to get a DoD increase to become medically retired?

I'm sorry that I don't all of the SM's information in regards to his injuries, I just want to see what all of your opinions are. Thank you in advance!

VR,
Frank
 
I'm so confused on this timeline thing? I got notification that my case was adjudicated back in October and I'm still waiting to hear something? You got notification in less than a month?

I'm happy for you!! Cause it looks like the rate of positive outcomes from the board has drastically dropped over the past 2 years. My discharge date was December 2003 I waited to file my PDBR till my VA claim was complete and it took till 2012 for the appeal process but was retro to 2003 with my final outcome of 80% VA for 3 conditions I was discharged with 20% Mil, I was appealing a Sleep Apnea claim which I won as service connected. Had 2 prior appeals in the works also which were positive back to 2003.

But, it's confusing how one goes quick and another takes forever, mine is coming through the AF so maybe each branch works at it's own pace? My filing date was August of 2013. I see claim #'s all around mine listed on the AF PDBR page http://boards.law.af.mil/AF_PDBR.htm but still I wait . . .

Congrats again for your outcome! Hope I can be telling a good outcome in the very near future, I'm not getting my hopes up though.
 
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