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It is a difficult walk we make; one filled with thoughts of remorse, disappointment, anger and envy. The stressors that motivate those thoughts are different for each individual. I can only relate to you that for me, it was a very long mentally taxing and physically demanding exercise that...

Here is a simple fact: No C&P Exam... No Rating... ;) You need to contact the DAV, National Service Officer for assistance: this one is closest to Wright Patterson AFB VA Contact Ofc, URS Tower 36 East 7th St., Suite 220 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Telephone: 513-684-2676...

When Warrior says "From my experiences via an U.S. Army perspective, it may be in your best interest to try to reach the golden 8-year duration within the Active Duty " what he is referring to is The 8 Year Rule You need to become familiar with this term... One of the ways that a condition can...

At Times Like These, I am reminded of the many phones calls I have had and the numerous government agencies I have contacted over and over again... and Not Receiving Correct Information or Even The Same Information on any given day. ;)

Ok, mine took four months and they issued a special payment 3 days before Christmas. I requested an accounting of my retired pay this week... they have been underpaying me since Sept 2012 and sent me an email stating so today. I stopped believing what they say when they told me it wasn't their...

Partial Pays equal to 1 day in April, any leave sold back, any other accounting pay like unpaid uniform allowance. YES Retirement Pay is issued on the 1st of every month. (unless you request any emergency pay because of special circumstance or hardship. The do not randomly issue retirement checks;)

Thank You for your sacrifices and your service... usaf is correct about DOD pay... unless you weren't input into the system by the 22nd of this month... then it would be 1 Jul 2013. But because you are DES (Legacy) he may not be correct on VA depends on your circumstances. Being Legacy I take...

I call it Direct, sorry your offended... that was not my intent

I was boarded for TBI and a 25% loss of brain function.. and nobody was very helpful along the path except AW2, The Ombudsman and the Wounded Warrior Project. There was no luck in receiving my 90% DOD Rating or my 100% VA rating. I only found out about the BDD through a National Service Officer...

Don't assume your always correct...

You have three years of free medical care from the VA after leaving a warzone... ask for a patient advocate and that may help.

I FILED A BDD WITH 32 CLAIMS... AND IT IS A COMPLETED CLAIM (that is the distinction that makes it different)

What Wounded Warrior Program... Do you mean a Warrior Transition Unit?:confused:

I was Legacy and retired in Sept 2012, But I filed a BDD CLAIM before I my retirement date. My Award Letter came in JAN 2013. A BDD is a completed claim... :cool:

No one was saying that... Claims that are over a year old are more than likely NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY, that doesn't mean that the problem doesn't exist or that their claims are any less important!!!:mad:

How is it possible that you went through the IDES process and didn't leave with a proposed rating... :confused:

I believe not, I also believe that the IDES System may have caused a small part of it... but so do the increase in claims from the war effort, VA's antiquated systems and their resistance to change

Yes you are a "Veteran" The Back Log effects everyone but when they talk about claims more than a year old... they are really talking about Veterans that filed when they either left active duty or returned from a deployment and were reservist or National Guard :cool:

Thank-You Jason for being up front on this... your solid as a rock.;)