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I sent an Release of Information to the Dorn VAMC in Columbia, SC and got my medical record sent to me. However, I was one of the many that was having gastro trouble in late 2011 to late 2012. I was given a consult to gastro from my PCP there and they didn't call me for an appointment for over 6...

Can someone tell me how you apply for VA IU? Is it as simple as opening a claim on ebenefits? My VA doctor agrees that i have to many challenges to continue working. I work now but it's very rough on me and i am applying for disability retirement with them too. I meet all the rating guidelines...

Since being placed on the PDRL per the PDBR recommendations, i received retirement orders with accounting data and all that stuff. Am I am entitled to a paid PCS move to my retirement destination? I never really thought about it until now and am curious.

I want to appeal my other disabilities to the BMCR that the PDBR left out. I am retired by the PDBR now with 30% for OCD/Agoraphobia/Panic Disorder. However, i want the BMCR to look at severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Allergic Rhinitis. I am rated 50% and 30% by the DVA respectively...

I am sort of confused on VA offset. With this scenario of a newly retired member of the PDBR what should happen to the disability severance pay? February 2003 - member is discharged with 10% disability and 49,820 severance pay. July 2003 - Member is given a total VA rating for all...

Well, i finally got word through the VA Regional Office in Roanoke, VA that i must still pay back my severance pay even though i am now retired dated to February of 2003. I've paid back most of it but they said i am not getting a refund of my severance pay and that if i was receiving retired...

I was retired by the USCG with 30% retirement. I was the first PDBR-USCG case. It took 18 months but i am finally glad it is over. If anybody wants to know what i was retired for just PM me and i will gladly tell you all the details. Now, onward to Fort Belvoir to get my new ID card. Cheers!

I have been conducting some research on the PDBR and retroactive pay, especially for those who received severance. It appears it might be in the best interest of the veteran to wait until the severance is all paid back to apply to the PDBR. When somebody gets placed on the PDRL it will be...

The PDBR finished my board in mid March and forwarded it to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard cannot figure out what to do now. I have spoken to them twice and they told me they have not figured out what to do with the USAF's recommendation. They won't even tell me what the USAF...

What happens if your service does not agree with the PDBR and you don't get the Ch 61 medical retirement? I don't think this has ever been addressed.

by Matt Pueschel | FHP&R A new DoD board has been established to offer certain veterans an opportunity to appeal their service disability evaluation ratings. At a meeting in the FHP&R offices in late February, Michael LoGrande, president of the DoD Physical Disability Board of Review...

I am currently rated 80% by the VA. I constantly fall asleep at work, not on purpose, and I can't seem to remember things and my mind is never fresh. I have severe sleep apnea, and panic disorder where i take Klonopin that makes me sleepy. I have a good paying job, 70,000 a year with the...

My wife just gave birth to a little girl. Does anybody know how i have my compensation adjusted to include my new little girl? Thanks.

I currently worked for the VA as an IT Specialist. I am waiting to get my clearance. I transferred over from the Army as a civilian IT Specialist. They submitted my paperwork for a security clearance but the VA would not release any info on my mental health visits for anxiety to the DOD...