Recent content by freedomforcegal

Just an update: A med board can start all over from square one with a new unfitting condition that was not identified in the original Med board.

Thanks! I personally didn't do a VARR so I wasn't sure of anything to expect.

That's the exact impression I had.... Thanks for the input.

Good Morning, My roommate recently went through a Med Board complete up to the SAFPC. Her findings were do not retain, 0%. She has applied for a VARR. She has in the last couple of weeks spent time in an inpatient facility for her mental health which was not an unfitting condition. My...

How long are VARRs taking these days?

Before I retired, they were sending out MyPers messages. Some individuals would get them, some would not. It was spotty at best. The messages are vague and do not give you any details. You will receive any actual information from your PEBLO. I had a great PEBLO and she never let me down. I...

It took about a month for my ratings to be finalized.

See my signature block for my final pay timeline. I didn't get my pay right on time, but it came rather quickly.

Okay, so maybe it wasn't 45 days, but I was forewarned that it would be up to 45 days from my finance office and was pleasantly surprised when it arrived earlier.

45 days is more like it. You can see my timeline in my signature.

myIMR is accessed from Air Force Portal.

See AFI 36-2110 paragraph 2.17.2 2.17.2. Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) and Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) Deferment. MTFs submit an AF Form 469 on airmen with physical limitations not of a temporary nature, that interfere with World Wide assignability, to indicate an MEB (which could result...

You should be able to check vMPF. Code 37 means: Member deferred from PCS reassignment pending results of MEB or PEB

From my personal experience, the HIL will not keep you from retiring. I'm not sure what stigma it might give you retiring on the HIL and only you (and your chain) would know about it.

If there is one thing I learned, it's that eBenefits was not a way to track the progress of my case.