Hi all. Thank you for all the previous information. The PEB found me unfit for respiratory issues, and I am waiting for VA ratings. Still active duty, just diagnosed with colon cancer (polyp). They think they got all of it, but we are talking probabilities. Should I try to get this added now (even for a 0) or do I need to wait until the IDES process is finished to file? Thanks again. Bob
New condition while waiting on ratings
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For military purposes (i.e., as unfitting), or for VA purposes?
Seems to me that if there are no duty limitations/functional impact and it was benign, it is unlikely to be found unfitting. And at a 0% rating, it would not make a difference for your military rating. So, seems to make little difference if it was found unfitting or not (except, if you wanted to play out permutations with a TDRL finding for later possible increased ratings if there is a recurrence/development into malignancy later).
However, generally, I tend to favor claiming anything that is supported and plausible so long as there is no downside to doing so.
If you mean for VA purposes, unless a "referred" condition, they will look at it until you are out and have achieved Veterans status. At that point, I would definitely seek to have it added as an additional claim.
Seems to me that if there are no duty limitations/functional impact and it was benign, it is unlikely to be found unfitting. And at a 0% rating, it would not make a difference for your military rating. So, seems to make little difference if it was found unfitting or not (except, if you wanted to play out permutations with a TDRL finding for later possible increased ratings if there is a recurrence/development into malignancy later).
However, generally, I tend to favor claiming anything that is supported and plausible so long as there is no downside to doing so.
If you mean for VA purposes, unless a "referred" condition, they will look at it until you are out and have achieved Veterans status. At that point, I would definitely seek to have it added as an additional claim.
Thank you Jason. I don't believe its an unfit condition, so its not for DOD purposes. However, it did come back as malignant, and I am worried about future occurrences - so it sounds like filing with the VA after the PEB process is the appropriate course. Thanks for all your work on this forum.