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fiasco007
(T, if this is in the wrong forum, please feel free to move it. I wasnt sure where to post this)
OK, new to the forum but have been reading for a long time, only posted a few times. you can Really can get lost in this place and spend hours reading everyones info.
anyway;
To keep it short. I have 17 years 10 months active duty ( I normally tell people 18 years to keep it simple). Last week the Docs said they are putting me in for a MED board, and will send it off in a few weeks. I have had back issues for many years, and this time last year had surgery on my L5-S1 disc but it is still giving me problems.
I also have sleep apnea, bad shoulder, bad knee, gerd, Carpal tunnel, tinnitus, but I am getting boarded because of my back.
My questions are;
What are my chances of getting a full retirment at 18, instead of waiting for 20?
If I do get retired early, is there any major difference between 18 years and 20?
If I do get retired, can I recieve my retirement check, and VA dissability at the same time?
Basically, if you guys were in my shoes, would you push to retire early, or try to stay until 20?
I had planned on staying 20 minimum, but if it is possible now to get the same benefits that I will get at 20 years, then why not just go for it and stop playing this game? Know what I mean? Thanks in advance guys.
Edited by fiasco007Contentions:
Proposed rating of 90%
Non obstructive sleep apnea (6847)----30% --"actually rated for hypersomnolence"
Migraine (8100)--------------------------------30%
right bicipital tendonitis (5201) -----------20%
DDD Lumbo Spine (5243)------------------20%
Bulging lumbar L-5-S-1/sacral radiculopathy at S-1(8620)-----10%
Knee (Bi-Lat) (5261) ------------------------10% & 10%
Ankle (Bi-Lat) (5271)-----------------------10% & 10%
Planter Fascitis (Bi-Lat)(5284) ----------10% & 10%
Tinnitus (6260)-------------------------------10%
GERD (7399-7346)--------------------------10%
Carpal Tunnel (Bi-Lat) (8515)-------------10% & 10%
Insomnia (499-9433)------------------------10%
Allergic Rhinitis---------------------------------0%
Depression/Mood Disorder----------------DID NOT INCLUDE IN THE RATING! WTF?
Proposed that the following conditions are not related to your military service
Viral Gastroenteritis
Essential hypertrigly ceridermia
As of 27 July 2012..
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