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ALCON, Just wanted to pass a very meaningful 'thank you' to any and all who either provided guidance or were willing to offer their own insight over the last several months. Even though I was ultimately removed from the MEDBOARD process due to being too close to retirement, I still used this...

I still have a few months until retirement, BDD claim was submitted this past December, and now I feel like I'm sitting around coming up with every conceivable reason for the VA to deny my claim(s). If a DBQ is filled out in a given way, that means the examiner was able to find the medical...

This is more of a general question, but since the medical records in question are specific to mental health, figured this was as good a spot as any. Basically, it's taking forever to get a copy of my most recent records from my civilian Psychiatrists office. It's been over a month since I...

Hello, Just curious if anyone knows how the VA will process a claim if there is more than 1 DBQ for a given issue, and both DBQs are recent? Went through a MEDBOARD, did all of the C&P exams, but never received a rating because the MEDBOARD had me stay in to retire normally. Claim was...

Hello, I just received a phonecall from the Navy hospital out here that my findings are back from the MEDBOARD. They told me that the board found me fit to continue active service, which shocked me. I swear I read on the DFAS website that if you are over 20 years active service, the...

Hello, Apologies for spamming the forums today, but I continue to research and find more questions. Most questions I have I always search via Google, and I seem to always find information that contradicts other information. I feel like the info that is provided here is appreciably more...

Hello, Just wondering out of curiosity - I understand that one of the primary factors in a successful claim is a diagnosis. If the C&P examiner checks the associated boxes on the DBQ - generally in Section 1 - does that count as a diagnosis, or is that simply the examiner acknowledging that...

Hello, Per the subject, I'm trying to decipher my paperwork / comparing it to the VA's schedule of ratings, and I'm getting more frustration than understanding up to this point. Wondering if anyone here has recent experience with lumbar radiculopathy ratings, and if so, how the VA actually...

Hello, I received my MH DBQ today, and I'm trying to decipher it / how they VA actually assigns a percentage. Is is *strictly* the box in 3a, without any consideration of the boxes that are checked in section III? I'm very curious about this, because my block 3a is what I've read is the 50%...

Hello All, Forgive me for making another thread about this, but I've read conflicting info from various sources as it pertains to the subject. My DBQ for my lower back shows ROM of 30 degrees Active (which blows my mind, I could barely move that day), while the 'repeated use' and 'flare up'...

Background: Current AD Navy with 20.5 years service, referred to PEB on May 3rd. For about a year, I’ve been a patient of a civilian Psychiatrist who has given me a diagnosis (Bi-Polar II) and prescribed me a small medication cocktail. My PCM has already informed me to request my medical file...

Hello All, First and foremost - if this thread is in the wrong location, please forgive me! I am currently AD Navy with about 20.5 years of service. Due to a plethora of issues, I was just recommended (and submitted for) a MEDBOARD by my PCM and the senior Medical Officer at the clinic. As...