Look man, I'm convinced that Ron and I are correct, but by all means, let me know if you find out otherwise, because I'll be in the same boat as you in August.
You were planning on getting out anyway, right? Now you won't be held up by this ridiculous MEB process. Next month will be 2 years in the process for me.
I for one commend your desire to stay in.
I'm in the same situation that you are as far as being at the SecAF appeal level. I'm hoping, but not anticipating being found fit. As long as I make it 10 more months, I'll take whatever, as I'll be at 20 yrs
Yes and if you choose your disability retirement you are going to make the same amount of money before taxes, while paying much more in taxes. It all has to do with cdrp.
It's not though...
Here's the simple math...
If you end up with 50% VA disability and it's a thousand dollars a month (for simplicity), and you did 20 years (50%) and your high 3 is 2k (4k at 50%) a month (for simplicity), then your retirement pay with disability would be 3k a month after...