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Retiree's receive retirement check until VA kicks in

Final Pay: They will hold the final check to make sure nothing is owed to the military, the final pay can take up to a week, maybe longer maybe shorter Retirement Pay: Retirement Pay usually takes 30 days post retirement to be issued so don't expect you first retirement check till mid...

What are the hours needed for care at level 3? Do they know your actually working? My thought was that they re-evaluate each year and base their decision off an evaluation, didn't know they based off medical records become vets don't solely use VAMC for medical care, but if I was you everytime...

Accurate yes! Some take years

http://mobile.armytimes.com/article/20140903/NEWS/309030053

You IDES was closed because they are unofficial ratings, the new claim claim that was opened us you official rating ( your unofficial rating from IDES being reviewed) Ebenefits is unreliable and if your back has been authorized then that means your new claim is finalized and you have ratings on...

I'm my own source, I terminated my Medicare because the monthly premium wasn't worth it and my tricare was not affected

If eligible and choose to have it tricare makes you have part A and B, but if eligible and choose not to go with Medicare it doesn't effect your Tricare

Not true about tricare in Medicare, tricare doesn't stop if your eligible for Medicare and choose not to have it, in order too keep both tricare and Medicare if have to pickup both Medicare part A and part B

Sorry but most are taking 1-5 month not 6 months to a year, and the VA is becoming better with finalizing ratings post IDES

After retirement it take 1-5 months to get first pay by the VA, once you retire Seattle reviews your husband claim all over again to become official, once thats done you can begin to receive compensation benefits

how long were you in service? how did MEB get initiated

So the the discharge paperwork probably was started with in conjunction with his MEB or during MEB? Buy I thought MEB overrules

Wait isn't uncharacterized a discharge within the first 180 days of service