AFBCMR CASE help

[Jmc81]

Hello I'm back again, I could use some good advice. I currently have the early reserve retirement and I am 100% p/t with the VA. I filed with afbcmr a few months back to trying get my retirement changed to a medical retirement versus a reserve retirement. One of my main questions is Tricare much better than championVA? I do not have very many retirement points and with my 100% with the VA I don't imagine I would stand to make any more money is that correct? Is there any reason other than space a flights overseas to fight this more? The board sent back my recommendation and they are recommending that I do not get a medical retirement and they are giving me 30 days to respond to their memorandum to the board. So I guess the board still has to review it. I still feel I have a case to fight it much of what they said was incorrect. One of their major points was that I signed the Non Duty DES form admitting that it was non duty related. At the time I was told my options were to sign it and get a reserve retirement or don't and get discharged. MPF told me I had no choice. I was told there were no options to fight it since the lod was denied. Also I was removed from my position due to MH and forced to scrub toilets on base for over a year not punishing me at all of course. I had a hard time wanting to fight that fight anymore. So any advice is very welcome trying to figure out if I want to do a rebuttal or let it go. Thanks

 

[Provis]

Hello I'm back again, I could use some good advice. I currently have the early reserve retirement and I am 100% p/t with the VA. I filed with afbcmr a few months back to trying get my retirement changed to a medical retirement versus a reserve retirement. One of my main questions is Tricare much better than championVA? I do not have very many retirement points and with my 100% with the VA I don't imagine I would stand to make any more money is that correct? Is there any reason other than space a flights overseas to fight this more? The board sent back my recommendation and they are recommending that I do not get a medical retirement and they are giving me 30 days to respond to their memorandum to the board. So I guess the board still has to review it. I still feel I have a case to fight it much of what they said was incorrect. One of their major points was that I signed the Non Duty DES form admitting that it was non duty related. At the time I was told my options were to sign it and get a reserve retirement or don't and get discharged. MPF told me I had no choice. I was told there were no options to fight it since the lod was denied. Also I was removed from my position due to MH and forced to scrub toilets on base for over a year not punishing me at all of course. I had a hard time wanting to fight that fight anymore. So any advice is very welcome trying to figure out if I want to do a rebuttal or let it go. Thanks

Normally I say fight for Tricare but in your situation I would totally understand leaving it be. ChampVA with P&T means healthcare not only for you but your dependents and so the gain isn't as much for you compared to someone fighting for a medical retirement with a lower VA rating. If there was no monetary gains I would probably not fight it. Especially knowing you have tricare as an option once your reach elitible reserve retirement age since you can just apply for your non regular reserve retirement and get tricare shortly thereafter.