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    Need help with the PDBR

    I received my results. It was a nay! I would like to say after looking back over the course of events up until this point, if ANY medical examiner or C&P Examiner asks you if you can bend more and you do it, even if you fight through the pain, it can literally mean the difference between a...
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    Need help with the PDBR

    I think either way I look at it Im still outside my one year time frame. The only thing I can bank on is the fact that maybe there was something missed in my PEB that I was unaware of at the time of my separation. I wonder if I hurt myself in the long run by not doing the FPEB while in service...
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    Need help with the PDBR

    Ok, my initial claim has an effective date of November 30, 2009-this is the day immediately after my separation of the 29th. My decision letter on my appeal does not have an effective date. It just mentions an increase. Now, they did send me my award letter with a payment start date of October...
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    Need help with the PDBR

    Ok. Thanks for the quick response. Im thinking they will probably go with the initial claim and say it was aggravated after my discharge and they (the Service) will say they are not responsible. Thank you for the quick response. I will say yay or nay as soon as I find out.
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    Need help with the PDBR

    The initial claim was submitted on November 30, 2009 with a rating decision of November 17, 2010 @ 20%. The appeal for that decision was submitted on September 29, 2011 and with a rating decision of March 13, 2012 @ 40%.
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    Questions about PDBR

    Maybe I wasn't clear enough. My biggest concern here is the timeline of my appeals with the VA. I noticed that the PDBR will only review ratings that was within one year of separation. Here is the link that states this: http://www.health.mil/Content//docs/COMPARISON.pdf However, I did not agree...
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    Questions about PDBR

    Your approach up until this point has been my approach. It's just a lot is riding on this decision. Lucky for you, you have a job. I have been denied numerous times for my employment. Everything went well. UNTIL WE REACHED THE DD214 part. For example, the post office. The manager asked me why I...
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    Questions about PDBR

    I have a few questions about my case. I was Med Boarded out in Nov/2009 with 20%. I have a lumbar strain, degenerative disc disease with herniated disc, and lower back pain for which I was discharged for. My claim was immediately filed the next day/same month. Nov/2009. After my discharge I...
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    Need help with the PDBR

    I have a question. I was Med Boarded out in Nov/2009 with 20%. I have a lumbar strain, degenerative disc disease with herniated disc, and lower back pain for which I was discharged for. My claim was immediately filed the next day/same month. Nov/2009. After my discharge I filed a claim, went...
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