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10 U.S. Code Section 1201 deals with physical disability retirement for regulars and members on active duty for more than 30 days. 10 U.S. Code Section 1202 applies to regulars and members on active duty for more than 30 days who are put on the temporary disability retired list (TDRL). 10...

I posted an image of the DA Form 4700 in a previous post if you would like to see what it looks like. You can do a search for it using the following subject: "Document that put me in non-drilling Nat'l Guard status; DA Form 4700." It could be that the DA Form 4700 is no longer used. It has been...

When I went through a state-level Fit For Duty Board with the Army National Guard the state surgeon issued me a form DA-4700 document that said that I do not meet retention standards in AR 40-501, that I am entitled to a MEB, and that I am immediately removed from all military duties. Once this...

Since I originally posted this, I have been medically retired at 100% DOD and 100%P&T VA for conditions other than obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Therefore, although I might have a good chance of successfully appealing the VA OSA denial, I have dropped the OSA claim because I can’t increase from...

Based on gsfowler’s angry emoticon, awareness that I am attempting to address complicated issues that are “above my pay grade,” and realization that your situation differs from mine, I will bow out of this thread. It appears to me that your best course of action is to continue to consult with...

1. Like NWLIVEWIRE, I was eligible to LOS retire based on my 20 year letter back in 2012. However, since I was in the PDES into 2013 my disability retirement date was about a year after I was eligible for the length of service retirement based on the 20 year letter. Since I was retired for...

You received orders from the Army PDA, right? These orders have a date you were placed on the retired list, a percentage of disability and a retirement type of “permanent.” These orders released you from assignment and duty because of physical disability under conditions that permit your...

Also, you express much concern about getting credit for early retirement credit and that you were eligible for NG retirement earlier than you were put on the PDRL. Your retirement date will be based on the date you are discharged as a Chapter 61 medical retiree. Your DOD disability compensation...

Also, you said: “I have a NG 20-year letter and am also eligible to apply for this retirement right now. So I'm trying to figure out if CRSC is more favorable (retro even back to some date I don't know for sure), or should I go CRDP and take my NG retirement (taxable).” Since you have been put...

If you are eligible for CRDP, you do not have to apply for it. It will be automatically applied. For CRSC, on the other hand, you must apply to your branch of service. CRSC, if approved, will be based on all of your VA combat conditions. I recommend that you submit your CRSC package as soon as...

I was surprised about the suggestion to just routinely “drop your retirement papers.” I was in a similar situation and could have opted for just forgoing the IDES process and dropping retirement papers to get my regular retirement vs. the medical retirement. For me, it would have been a mistake...

Chapo’s original post also asked if the pay amounts are separated. Once retired, DFAS myPay will show a Retiree Account Statement (RAS) that breaks out the pay. Mine shows a Gross Pay amount, a VA Waiver amount and a Net Pay amount. The Net Pay amount is the difference between the Gross Pay...

LTPETERG: yes, the MEB will have you re-evaluated by VA or QTC at C&P exams despite the fact that you already have ratings from a previous VA C&P exam. At least that's how it worked for me (M-day National Guard). I had gone through the C&P process and received my VA rating just a few months...

I was asked some time ago about the document that exempted me from drilling and initiated my MEB. Attached is the DA Form 4700 that served this purpose. I am attaching it for anyone who is interested in it. After receiving P3's on my profile, I was sent to a state-level Fit For Duty Board with...