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I was an 0-3 in the USMC and diagnosed with T-1 then ultimately retired medically. It was a challenge to retain my retirement on the TDRL but after pushing back on the PEB and having my Dr's dictation written verbatim with the VASRD they restored my 40%. Contact me on PM if you would like my...

Peso, I am a medically retired Marine with Type-1, I went through the process, was retired at 40% then the Navy tried to lower my rating on TDRL like Mike mentioned. It is imperative your Dr's continually dictate your condition in a manner that is exactly the language in the VASRD for 40% and...

Diabetes is a tricky one, I was diagnosed with Type-1 in the Marine Corps, medically retired @ 40% rated by both the VA and Navy, then after 2 years on TDRL the Navy tried to drop my rating to 20%. It took educating my Dr to correctly dictate his assessment to include all the VASRD Language for...

I went through he same process, I finally got PDRL at 40% but not without out many conversations with my endo. You can contact me at jbmmac1@yahoo.com and I can give you the things I learned and how I approached it with my Dr's. The glasses reference is total BS. Just because you are on a...

Erik, Feel free to contact me at jbmmac1@yahoo.com and I can help you. It will be necessary for your Endocrinologist to incorporate a few key phrases into your MEB. The most important being "you must avoid any strenuous occupational and recreational activity in order to avoid hypoglycemic...

The Dr who did my MEB was also my everyday endocrinologist from the Navy. It should always be an Endo for a MEB concerning diabetes. As far as the VASRD rating change, we are having issues tracking it down in DC at the VA. It was submitted by the House VA committee to the VA and championed...

Just to update and give you Type-1 Diabetics some hope, I just got my 2nd TDRL re-eval back and they rated me 40% and PDRL. It certainly took some work and many lessons learned from some on this site as well as the trials of my first TDRL re-eval last year. This one was the initial TDRL...

I am in the same boat and had to fight for my 40% with the Navy PEB. Your Dr must say "you must regulate your activities and avoid any strenuous occupational and recreational activities in order to prevent further hypoglycemic episodes." which is all absolutely true. No one with type-1 has...

contact me via email, jbmmac1@yahoo.com. I was diagnosed and retired with type-1 diabetes from the Marines. I will try and help you as you will need specifics to ensure proper care and rating. John

I am confused, Are you a type-1 but not on insulin? Type-1 means you do not produce insulin and must manually give yourself insulin. The only possible explanation is if you are in the early destruction phase of your Beta Cells in your pancreas by the GAAD anti-body. You need to have them test...

What type of Diabetes does he have?

I was diagnosed while on my second deployment. My second deployment came 7 months after my first to Iraq. Within 12 monts of returning from Iraq 3 members of my battalion to include myself were diagnosed with T1 which suggests we were exposed to something that spawned the autoimune attack on...

I would push for medical retirement. I know it is tough to give up on a military career but medical retirement will offer you the same benefits you would get after 20 years. Staying in with T1 is not safe for you or those around you in your unit. The pump is prosthetically performing only 1/3...

I am surprised they returned you to duty, Are you acitve, Reserve or ANG? Is it your intent to try and stay in? The problem with Type-1 on active duty is deployability and taxation on your units resources as a T1 as well as the possible dangers you subject those around you to as T1 in training...

It amazes me that the Navy is acting as if Walter Reed policy changes never happened. Great work Mike and we will continue to push for proper conduct and fair treatment by these PEB's.

If you are a type 2 the liklyhood of its effects on a service member should be no more than oral medication and restricted diet and lifestyle adjustments will correct the effects of the disease. A type 2 diagnosis while on active duty would be very tough to achieve given the age and fitness...

I would walk them through the your pump process. I would also make sure you tell them this is an autoimmune condition that has destroyed your pancreas's ability to produce two hormones essential for breaking down sugar in your blood insulin and amylin. Also as soon as you begin to talk about...

For Diabetes it is all in your Dr's dictation. Currently the VASRD does not delineate between type-1 and type-2 but they are very different. Type 1 is loss of pancreatic function for production of insulin thus requiring you to manually do the job that your body can no longer do by counting...

I am curous what they won? I am heading to my fpeb soon with an initial rating of 40% for Type-1 and 1st TDRL review they dropped me to 20%. I have been working with several Congressman and Have sent Jason an email with some of that content to get the VASRD changed so it puts a floor on...

This is certainly an issue. The TDRL process is severely flawed in the way the Navy and AF are treating it. You most certainly have the right to review your dictation. I would write the PEB at the NAVY yard and demand to see your dictation and all your DES files. WHen they decide on your...