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You should have at least seen something to sign to state you had been counseled about your rights when it comes to the PEB, so yeah your patient advocate is probably going to be your best bet.

Honestly I'm pretty sure, those are really the only 2 sweeping changes; that and the possibility of more money if you are getting a STEM education. Transferring benefits after death is also slightly different, but overall the entirety of it doesn't change anything to a crazy degree.

That is a really good point, especially the having evidence so no one can say you aren't trying. I think I'd be about 20 over if it wasn't for swimming, so this is a really good suggestion.

That part I don't know, I think you're still considered 90%, they just don't pay you for the knee portion, whether or not that equates to you getting paid what you would be at 70% or not, I have no idea because the VA math makes no sense at all.

So the 'paying back' thing isn't really you paying anything back, it's the VA not paying you for something the DoD already paid you for. So if you get a severance check from the DoD for your knee, and it's not a combat injury, and then you get rated by the VA at 10% for that injury, the VA is...

I got that surgery, surprise surprise, it didn't help at all lol! I feel your pain on the physical therapy and pain meds and knee braces for years, and until my VA appointment I didn't know that I had a tear in my tendon that was not fixed 5 years ago (hence my problems today).

If your concern is care outside of the Army, you have more than enough right to request a civilian doctor for a second opinion, which will still be covered by Tricare. There is not a time limitation on how long you have to be in before you can be med sep'd but to be honest if you do not have a...

When assigned to BCP you were evaluated for any factors that would stop you from losing weight, this does not include an injury as an injury does not prevent you from dieting etc. However if you are on medication that may cause weight gain, that would be considered a factor making you...

Holy cow your timeline is intense. Basically mine was what I expected, the doctor did suggest that maybe I either stay in on a permanent limited duty capacity, or be relieved from active duty. Both my personal statement and my NMA stated reasons for me not remaining on active duty, specifically...

No worries! My PEBLO said we should hear fit or unfit within 45 business days, so at least I have an idea of a timeline..... This is just such a long process, that is in no way involved so it's easier to average off of other people's timelines.

It's possible, if not likely that I'm ready the information they gave me incorrectly and getting the wrong numbers from it. I go sign my NARSUM this morning so I'll ask my PEBLO then.

I finally (which is not really the right word because my timeline is moving very quickly and effectively) have my appointment to review my NARSUM tomorrow. I have 2 questions: 1. What does the NARSUM entail? All of the VA appointments summarized? Or just the MEB referred conditions...

Well shoot that's not the hope I was looking for! I'm so confused I thought that the PEB had 15 days to decide fit or unfit? Or is that just a pipe dream they feed us?

It started with repeated subluxation, and now my cartilage has degenerated, so in addition to the random subluxation, I'm now walking around with a hole in the cartilage so it's bone on bone, plus arthritis. I had one arthroscopic surgery in which they said they didn't find anything aside from...

No problem, I'm about a full month behind you so I'm trying to find some hope in your timeline!

I realized I did a horrible job addressing your questions. As long as your shoulder is annotated as an issue on your VA paperwork following your replacement you can go back and add the replacement to your claim. At least that's my understanding, that's why your VA rep tries to get you as many...

I'm sort of in the same boat, I apparently need a knee replacement but am too young at 25 to receive one according to the doctors here. I figured I would just go through the med board process and get it taken care of when I get out. I don't think you're hurting yourself doing the med board now...

I have a question about your process. I'm being med boarded for my right knee, and the code it was run under is specifically for 'knee pain' how was yours run? I'm just concerned that they're going to say knee pain isn't a diagnoses and kick it back...

Could you send me that as well if it's not too much trouble?

Put what it is that you feel would be best for you, it's my understanding that NMA is pretty important, specifically what your command writes about your limitations in your job field (not the billet you're currently filling but your actual Military Occupation). I fought back in forth for a while...