postman56,
I did get some good information off of this forum, but one that was really helpful for me was www.pebforum.com. The guy who created www.pebforum.com, Jason, is a former Army JAG officer who represented soldiers going through the MEB/PEB process.
I completed the MEB/PEB process and was medicallly retired(Chapter 61) in February of 2010. Both of the things I was rated for from the VA were for combat related issues; PTSD and my knees. I am not sure if I was fortunate or if this is what you can expect, but the Army MEB and PEB findings were pretty much identical to the VA. MEB/PEB process is required by law to use the same rating criteria as the VA. I received 30% from the VA for PTSD and 10% for my knees.
The MEB/PEB found that my PTSD and Knees problems were a direct result of armed conflict and that both factors made me unfit for service because my MOS is 21B. The Army put me in the same category as the VA for PTSD, 30%, but the law that PDES has to follow is to give a minimum of 50% for any psychological condition that makes a soldier unfit for service. The army also diagnosed my knees with the same problem, but gave me a higher rating. I received 10% for each knee and a bilateral factor of 1.5%. After the same fuzzy math computation that the VA uses I ended up with 60%.
I think the fact that I submitted all documentation from the VA, including the documentation from my regular shrink visits at the VA, gave me a concrete base for my case. I feel that it did not leave anything up to chance.
Best of Luck to you, it can be a pain. I really suggest checking out www.pebforum.com, and reading some of the threads. Jason the site Admin/former JAG lawyer is pretty good about answering questions.