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I'm in the same boat as you in another state. Waiting for the approval and then probably waiting to see if they give me back a couple months of taxes.

is there a mechanism for you to go to the VA site in the presence of a notary and print out the standard VA letter and then have them notarize it with a raised seal? Does it have to be a VA seal?

Unfortunately, I am an EXPERT on all of the physiologic episode (PEs) problems the Navy is having.

The paperwork may not have caught up yet. Did you file a VA 21-686C? Upload it or give to your MSC?

FIT/UNFIT

My first board took 8 weeks to hear from the board. With the holidays coming up, everything pretty much grinds to a halt up there so it may be a little longer.

Thanks for posting this Jason. I'm glad to see this is getting more and more formalized... and that's all I have to say about that

I applied and received an approval well before my MEB even got started; so, I would say your rating has no bearing on the outcome but could help bolster your evidence as SSDLAWYER and Jason Perry state in their replies. In my case I was approved for SSDI and even had a continuing disability...

JKM.. just retired (medically) naval aviator here who was a squadron CO and ultimately wrote my own NMA for my boss to sign; so here we go: The waiver guide is a good place to start and I don't see any language about it being considered disqualifying so that's a strong positive for you. The...

It took 30 days from when I signed to when I got orders just a few months ago.

Do you know why they just didn't give you PDRL? I had nearly 23 years in with same results as you except the board gave me PDRL.

took me a month to the day after signing to get orders

Yes, exactly the same. Went back to a different doc and he re-wrote PEB and sent it up again. New outcome was UNFIT.

Very possible you didn't get them because you moved after you started your claim. Did your 3rd party contact (the person you listed your application as someone who knows about your conditions) not get forms either? Did you have a consultative exam before you moved? Are you a wounded warrior...

I'll be interested to see what happens. The exact same thing happened to me on my first board. PEBLO forgot to submit about 25 pages of records that were key to my case. I submitted them with a request for a formal and was denied and found FIT again. Got a second board after that though.

you will get a couple or more SSA-3380s (functional paperwork) in the mail in a few weeks. You will have to fill one out and some other adults you know will have to fill one out to tell how your illness, injuries, and conditions affect your daily life and ability to do things. Make sure your...

You might be surprised if you have all your ducks in a row. I applied online and filled out all the subsequent paperwork myself and was approved first go. The biggest think is to make sure you tell your story the write way with the words they allow and make sure your medical records do the...

Are you in the Wounded Warrior program? If so, that can help prioritize your application with SSDI. I applied before my MEB got started and was actually approved before the MEB was over. I applied online and did all the forms myself. I know of some people who go in and do it in person just...

Good point, but all my pay is tax free right now since I'm 100% with a combat related finding by PEB.

Just medically retired (PDRL) with a combined rating of 100%. DOD gave me 100% with a combat related finding and VA was 100% total and permanent with special compensation. I had 22 years and 10 months active duty when I retired. I am about to apply for CRSC since two of my conditions were...