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Chef, Will shoot you a PM of the name of the doc at LRMC. Thought I had responded here but didn’t so my bad about that. No update on my end. I’m skating under the radar. I think someone just forgot to even trigger the DAWG to initiate an IRILO. I’m not going out of my way to remind them of it...

Definitely enjoy Europe while you can! I loved being over there and miss it already. Just make sure you dedicate enough time and energy to separating of thats the decision that comes out of it. I had always heard it was a little harder doing the transition overseas. I admit I’m kicking myself...

I think his was 60% but put on the temporary disability retired list (TDRL). Not sure why they didn’t put him on the PDRL. It seems to me, that being put in that status is just as ambiguous and unknown as the MEB one. Somehow, my new docs still have not initiated a MEB for me even though I’m...

I PCSed right when they put me on it. My old GI doc told me it was fairly severe and would easily be 30%. He was the the one who had been with me since my symptoms flared up badly. My brand new one this week at Walter reed reviewed only my paperwork and said it was only 10% because it’s mild...

Nope I’m on biologicals now, Humira. Went from mesalanine to Humira in 6 months. I personally wouldn’t categorize that as mild and 10%, but hey what do I know I’m just the patient. Time will tell what happens. I’m planning on 10% and discharged, but will hope for anything better.

Phaerix, How did your appeal board go? I had some bad news, my new GI doc at Walter Reed told me that it would absolutely be 10% rating for me. This compared to my GI doc at Landstuhl who thought for sure at least 30%. Told me I should try to fight and have them retain me... The amount of...

Phaerix, Thanks for the heads up that it was old data! 7323 Colitis, ulcerative: Pronounced; resulting in marked malnutrition, anemia, and general debility, or with serious complication as liver abscess.......................................... 100 Severe; with numerous attacks a year and...

Chef, I don’t want to speak on his behalf, but I believe he is an Air Force member like myself. Here is some good definitions to give you an idea of what symptoms you have to have for each disability rating per the VASRD (Veteran Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities). Source: Military...

What the heck I was not expecting that. I just don’t understand what the benefit is by putting you on the TDRL? Maybe to see if your symptoms get better within the next 5 years so they can decrease your percentage (pay you less) or allow you to come back to AD? I had no idea that you basically...

I guess I had a bit of a brain fart and worried too much. I was thinking that since they say UC may be related to your genetics it wouldn’t qualify as a service connected disability. Since they can’t prove that yet, as long as you get diagnosed with it while in AD then I think we should be ok.

Phaerix, Have you had any concern or worry about them making a determination that it was not service connected? As I research more and more it’s something else I’m now concerned about. Anyone else have any insight on the issue too?

Phaerix, Can you let me/us know your MEB ruling? How far along in the process are you? I just got diagnosed with left sided UC in Feb of this year. Started with Lialda and suppositories. Worked only temporarily and symptoms came back. Doc bumped it up to budesonide (steroid). Worked...

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