ptsd 100% Iu Not The Typical Question Though

[JDUB10]

Hi All,

A little bit about myself so you know.. I was in the Marine Corps for 4 years with 2/6 on MCB Camp Lejeune from 05'-09' and served in OIF Fallujah City, Iraq to be exact. I got out and was a Federal Police Officer for almost 3 years which proved to not turn out well due to my anger and memory issues. Although I wasn’t fired from that job and left on my own terms I eventually would have been at the rate I was going (6 write ups to the head shed in less than 2 years). So, I left that job and now am in a Logistics job I got through a VRA appointment and am having troubles at this job due to my service connected disabilities. So, basically I have been struggling with the work environment. I have to constantly go to scheduled VA appointments because
of my PTSD and TBI issues which is burning through my leave and I am almost on LWOP but my supervisor said I could get on the donor list because of my situation. Anyways I am in the process of being Re-eval'ed to increase the PTSD, Migraine headaches, Anxiety Disorder and finally to add TBI which I was diagnosed with last year. My question is when I go to the VSO and we start the process FEB 22nd and I ask for the things mentioned above I want to ask for IU because of everything I have been dealing with which my MD already knows is driving me insane. So, since I work for he Fed Govt still IF I get approved for 100% IU (which I think I have a pretty good case for from what all my Doc's tell me) what would happen at my current position being a fed Govt employee? Would I get medically retired from this position because it's all from service connected issues (which I did buy my USMC time back already) or would they have to appeal my original discharge from the Corps to read medically retired? I know that changing your DD214 from voluntary sep to medically retired is possible but how does all of this work. HELP! Thanks guys.

[Philip Rogers]

True Flip. I thought about that but this poster is a federal employee so I was thinking he made over the threshold.

J

J - to hear them talk, I didn't know federal employees made over the threshold, except those "rich" USPS employees. ;-)

pr

[jbasser]

You got that right.

[JDUB10]

If you are covered under FERS, you need 18 months in the system before you can apply for FERS disability.

Thanks for all of the support guys some good stuff here. I have 9 years of Fed service including my 4 I bought back from the Corps. I currently make 40K without OT...

Edited February 12, 2013 by JDUB10

[JDUB10]

My Current service connected disabilities are as follows:

Sleep Apnea - 50%

Lumbar strain with intervertebral disc syndrome - 20%

Cervical spine strain - 10%

Tinnitus - 10%

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with hiatal hernia - 10%

Left carpal tunnel syndrome with strain - 10%

Right carpal tunnel syndrome with strain - 10%

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 10%

Patellofemoral syndrome left knee - 0%

Patellofemoral syndrome right knee - 0%

Left great toe strain - 0%

Left ear hearing loss - 0%

Tension headaches - 0%

Combined rating of 80% compensable.

The VA over the last few years have added (but not getting paid yet for):

Migraine headaches

Anxiety disorder

TBI

Would the increase of PTSD and the addition of the migraine headaches, anxiety disorder and TBI get me to 100% matched with my current disabilities? The main goal here is to get to 100% and then worry about IU aspect after I bridge this gap here.. I will probably get medically retired by OPM at some point anyways..

Edited February 12, 2013 by JDUB10

[Teac]

Two points ....

I don't really see anything in your ratings that would lead me to believe you would qualify for a medical retirement under FERS but I guess that also would depend on what your job requires you to do. While I think FERS is liberal in granting medical retirement, they still have some guidelines.

I don't know if you get credit for bilateral carpel tunnel .. but based on the ratings you listed .. you would need another separate 60% rating just to get to 90%. Experience tells me that you won't get such a rating.... If you did however make it to a 100% scheduler rating, TDIU would be a moot issue.

Edited February 12, 2013 by Teac

[JDUB10]

Interesting take. I know of 2 people personally who were at a 70% rating and got TBI added and as well as migraine headachs and anxiety disorder and they are now both at 100% compensable. Those additions to thier total breakdowns were not combined of and additional 60% they were actually below that margin and are both at 100%. I didnt believe them at first and physically looked at both of thier papers about 2 months ago. So, I dont know what to believe at this point I guess it's safe to say the VA can pay you and increase your ratings however they please.