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  1. FatHawkDown

    NYT Article: "What if PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?"

    I suspected it was far more than internal mental processes as much as chemical and physical changes to the brain when exposed to extreme conditions only found in modern warfare. Thanks for sharing.
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    Distinguished Veteran California

    Can you access eBenefits? If not, contact your local VBA office and request a copy of your ratings decision.
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    Broken - my career, body, & mind - now DP2NP is denying MEB

    Why did you get reduced to E-1?
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    Promotion/Testing While in IDES

    We can disagree all you desire but I personally don't care if you get promoted during your MEB or not. If you do, good for you. All I know is if you want someone to tell you what you want to hear, you have come to the right place. Now when you come back and complain it didn't work out for you...
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    Promotion/Testing While in IDES

    No one gets promoted before they are selected. If it is your hope to get promoted prior to your medical board, you may have to make some hard career choices. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
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    Pending Decision Approval Before PEB Results

    I need to look up SAPHO syndrome because I never heard of it.
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    Findings received, NEED HELP!!

    +1 on this. EPTS for PTSD? What a bunch of shitbags. Even a dumbass like me can see this at best erroneous, worst case directly trying to strip you of benefits. You need to fight this.
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    CRSC..worth a shot

    Court of public opinion goes both ways. You are encouraging the OP to reapply and based off this fast and loose argument regarding what defines detainment coupled with a lack of evidence is setting the OP up for failure. I am saying don't apply if you don't qualify and the OP was already turned...
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    CRSC..worth a shot

    Whoa whoa whoa. Respectfully you are encouraging the OP to straight up reapply without being a bit honest to them? Are you serious? Wow. It is a waste of the boards time because the OP was already turned down before. So yet another packet goes up on a stack of CRSC packets bogging this...
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    CRSC..worth a shot

    Ed- The OP's saying he was attacked by a Third Country National and trying to tie it to the conventional defining characteristics of one becoming a prisoner of war. OP: This story sounds terrible. How did you escape? Did you have to shoot your way out or beg for your life? How long were you...
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    Adjustment with anxiety

    I'm not saying you are being disingenuous but I'm not a rating official. I will say this: sometimes the Air Force and the VA gets it right. I think in your case this will happen. I hope your case is more substantive than you are showing here.
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    Adjustment with anxiety

    Is this still about you trying to use "the balloon incident" as a nexus to your PTSD?
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    CRSC timeline

    Correction: not TDRL but the VA? Yep, I got a C&P scheduled for my two injuries that put me on TDRL. I wonder if in the rare instance if the VA finds me P&T, will the Army use this data as justification to also put me on the Permanent Disability Retirement List. I will make a point to reach out...
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    Dual Process MEB

    Outstanding! Please continue to keep us in the loop and if you have any questions to share, we will be happy to try to help.
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    CRSC timeline

    Im sure you will get it soon. Timelines are generally skewed but if only by a couple days which honestly is irritating but not at all surprising. Same month I got approved for CRSC I was notified I also have a TDRL reevaluation so I think they are catching up on their backlog.
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    TDRL PTSD Review

    Came across this thread because it's time for my TDRL reeval for PTSD and TBI and I couldn't help but notice #1 and #2 are not correct. PDRL: the L stands for list because you are in fact on retired rolls. How else do you get paid? DoD ratings fall under different criteria but payments are...
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    How traumatic of an event warrents PTSD?

    OP, just tell them the truth about your situation and hopefully the psychiatrist/psychologist will understand your problems and help you accordingly. It's been eight months but what have you done to address your situation? Do you still have access to firearms? Are you taking drugs that are...
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    MEB=>TDRL=>Active duty=>MEB ( 2nd MEB Questions)

    See, I told ya Reddit was a waste of time. ;)
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    Ebenefits question

    No, actually you are both right. Ebenefits does provide processing updates to your account during the later part of your PEB. My MEB/PEB data is input by your PEBLO and is used as a dashboard not just for your case but all cases under a UIC (in the case of almost all junior enlisted and some...
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    Fit or Unfit?

    The reason Servicemembers are no longer required to sign the unfit memo submitted to DoVA is because of the IDES versus Legacy MEB/PEB system that came into effect circa 2010. I don't have to call MEB lawyers for clarification because I completed this process you are entering into last year...
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