Recent content by RetiredColonel-MikeT

Are you asking the CRSC to approve you for it or the AFBCMR? If it's the CRSC folks, it already is automatically combat-related for that purpose. The attached MFR was direct at the PEB since the CRSC were already doing it. Understand that no matter what: directives/etc for the PEB have NO...

I wish, but "allegedly" the amending of the approval memos is NOT hurting the average processing time of normal claims. I don't agree with that assessment and asked him to elaborate how they're doing them. No answer as of yet.

Very little tbh, is necessary for the Army, esp if you have a high noise MOS. Even failing that, if I was able to get approved for tinnitus as a Patient Admin Officer, pretty much anyone should be able to get approved under instrumentality of war (IN)

I'm not 100% familiar with how the AF would handle it, but I would say submit the attached reconsideration form, along with your supporting documentation, if necessary, even though it's a new condition and it should get added in with your case.

That's another thing I brought up with the branch chief, that the 60-day notice came out at calendar days NOT business days (which it is supposed to), along with the fact that there's supposed to be 90 and 120 business day notices as well, yet no one has said anything. I'm waiting for his...

You need to understand that processing time is based on BUSINESS days, not CALENDAR days. Current processing is being reported as 110-115 with HRC reporting a sliding average of 100 business days according to my convo the branch chief this past week. So, if you received your confirmation that...

For the majority of the cases it’s pretty accurate

I would put in for all 3 and being at 0% at least establishes that it's combat-related and subsequent increases in the sarcoidosis will increase your CRSC compensation. But understand it's not automatic, you'll need to do a reconsideration with the AF to get your CRSC increases enacted. And...

Understandable, work with a VSO as there may be ways of doing it without poking the bear too much to get what you need for the sarcoidosis. It's worth exploring to see if the risk v reward is good enough. I can and will tell you that the AF are sticklers (I call them "dicks" for a reason lol)...

That's the problem with EOE: it's not considered a PACT Act condition, although Sarcoidosis is even though you're only rated at 0%. Are there any other VA-rated conditions that could fall under The PACT Act i.e. that is a VA Presumptive as noted in the attached? Remember: CRSC can be approved...

Looking through my group on FB and I've recently seen 22-25 months from filing to completion and those were done quite possibly due to the veteran filing Congressionals for an update. I believe you'll get your notification via USPS, again, worst case is to file a Congressional. I agree with...

They're all sliding as they have to review ALL claims going back to 2008 to ensure the retro pay effective dates are correct, to include the 3,500 that were processed under the Interim Guidance. I guestimate approx 20k approvals need to be reviewed based on HRC feedback. Oy! AF went from 2-3...

I can confirm that they’re running at least 7 months from my FB group’s feedback

Yes, definitely apply, you'll need to get 100% considering he retired as an O-4 to maximize his benefit as I'm sure he's getting a DOD Ch 61 residual from DFAS. That subtracts from the maximum allowable for CRSC. Also, fear of or witnessing death is hard, but not impossible to get approved.

You first, after me ;) I wish that were the case, that some of us could volunteer, but it doesn't appear to be that way.