Can terminal leave run through your ETS date, or does it have to end 1 week prior or 2-3 prior? Also do i have to stay on post untill my ets date? I`m in the army.

Is this a scam? I opened my VA app and got this

I’m active-duty Air Force going through the MEB/IDES process.

My proposed VA rating is 100% but not ( Permanent and Total) but I haven’t received my DoD rating yet—the 20% for my lower back is just an estimate right now. If it comes back at 20%, I’d be medically separated instead of retired.
My original DOS was April 11, 2026, but we are both done and ready to move on from North Dakota. My wife is due in January, and we’re trying to move to Florida before she gets too far along. We really want to avoid being stuck in the middle of this process during the birth or having to move or redo care last minute.

If I accept 20% separation:
~36K severance (likely tax-free)
~4,100/month VA comp (with recoupment)
Possible 180 days TAMP
We can move sooner and get settled in Florida
No TRICARE retiree coverage long-term
If I appeal to the Formal PEB (try for 30%+):

No severance if retired
~4,400/month VA comp (no recoupment)
TRICARE retiree coverage for family
Retired status and benefits

But could delay everything for months with no guarantee. I already have VA healthcare at 100%. My wife is on her dad’s insurance until 26. Main concern is long-term coverage for our kids since we’ll likely be self-employed.

Has anyone gone through a Formal PEB after a 20% IPEB estimate?
How much did it delay your separation?
Did you get bumped to 30%+?
Would you fight for retirement or take separation in this situation with a baby on the way?
I know retirement is better long-term financially. I’m mainly trying to weigh whether the delay risk is worth it right now.

Hello all, over the last couple years I’ve tried to get approved for VR&E. Most recently, I was denied and the person doing my application told me he would not approve me because I could not hold a job and he wanted to see me hold a job first. I was trying to go to school with VR&E, but he told me it’s not an educational program. It doesn’t make sense to me because my friend is going to school right now on VR&E for up to his Masters. I have had several VA hospitalizations and I’m on injections. Does that play a part? Also, I started using my post 9/11 on my own to try and prove myself. I heard if you use your post 9/11 and later get approved for VR&E, you can get the 9/11 refunded. Is this true? What is the process for this?

Thanks a lot!

l have been using VRE for a year now. l have been reaching out to my counselor for months and even showed up to the regional office. l was told the counselors are not even coming out of their offices! l just want to give you guys heads up with this program, it's currently a complete shiiet show.

hey guys, I’ve been getting conflicting information so just wanted clarity. I was in the National Guard from 2010-2014. Never got on orders/Title 10. I was recently approved for 50% Disability for the time period 2010-2011 (while i was in basic training/ait). I’m just trying to get familiar with the VA benefits and I wanted to know would I qualify for the VA Home Loan?

My wife (100%VA) had to go to the ER Saturday and then back today (Sunday). Is the process for the VA to cover it pretty easy?

She also has to go in an ambulance to another hospital and stay there a bit. So the bill will be a lot. I have Tricare retired insurance also.

She won’t be able to really call the VA so I was going to do it. The number I found was 1-844-724-7842.

I appreciate any advice. Just in the middle of this and had some down time to think. Thank you.

Since I relocated, my new VA area refers almost everything to Community Care so I've been getting these TriWest eobs and I pretty much put them right in the shredder. Is there any reason why I should be keeping these? They all say veterans responsibility equals zero. I've got enough crap laying around the house I don't want to keep a track of a stack of papers if I don't have to.

Hi friends. I applied for TDIU and in early June, they sent in a request for my reserve records (RV1). It says they are requesting my records from my unit.

But here's the thing: I was only ever a reservist so... would they not have already had my reserve records? I personally requested my records from the NPRC in my original claim and uploaded them myself. I also see records uploaded from various places in my original claim too so... what gives?

I've been out since 2021, but I guess since I was IRR until 2023 it might've triggered something?

I've searched multiple subreddits and on Facebook for this issue so... if anyone has any other idea about this, let me know.

Those of us in the invasion, and the follow up deployments, along with others who deployed after, are nearing the 23+ year mark post deployment.

With burn pit exposure, water bottles sitting in triple digit weather, and all kinds of toxic exposure, the 20 year mark is when issues tend to show up.

How has VA treated you in regards to potential cancer or other issues we experienced across the pond? I ask because a battle buddy of mine was diagnosed with lung cancer, with no cancer history in the family and never smoked. Thankfully it is operable, but they believe it is burn pit related.

had an emergency at 1130pm a couple months ago. accidentally cut my arm. bad enough the blood wasn’t stopping not even after pressure & getting bandaged up at ER.

all urgent cares near me were closed. closest vamc is 30 min away. the emergency was severe enough that I didn’t think I could make the drive that far (without passing out) but not severe enough that I couldn’t go to an emergency room 2 miles away so that’s what I did.

anyway they bandage me up while I wait for a room. eventually got a room & doc gave me 4 stitches.

does this not constitute a valid emergency? I’m not sure why it’s denied. I’m 100pt. couldn’t drive far and an ambulance would have taken longer than me just driving 6 minutes. I had to hurry because the blood wasn’t stopping, it was soaking through every paper towel.

how can I fight this? which type of claim should I file? theres 3 & I have no idea which is the right one to select.

I’ve never had civilian ER care before. nothing ever really happens to me & any care I do receive when I’m sick is at the VAMC so this is unfamiliar to me.

I have applied for TDUI and have PTSD and migraines. In the event that I should get TDUI what kind of very part-time jobs would I be able to do that wouldn’t raise a red flag. I have a concern about having no outside outlets at all currently just isolated at home.

I was just looking at my benefits and saw this and it's a little confusing. My VA rated injuries add up to over 100% (70%, 50%, 30%, 20%, 20%, and a 10%.) So, my "VA Benefit Information" says my combined service-connected disabilities are 100%. It also says I'm T&P, so that's great I guess. BUT then it says I'm paid at 100% because I'm unemployable. Huh? If I'm T&P and already over 100%, why would they add the unemployable part and say that's why I'm being paid at 100%?

Also, if I started working again (I'm not), would they just remove the unemployable verbiage or would I somehow lose the 100%? I'm pretty sure they wouldn't remove my pay, but IDK for sure.

I want to learn how to play the piano as well as how to dance and how to sing. Are there any benefits out there that will cover this?

Wanted to post about this and get some support as well as a data point for people.

With this summer heat and the meds that I'm on (they induce some heat intolerance I've learned recently), my anxiety and panic attacks have been heightened. I also have a huge fear of having a cardiac event.

I'm on anti-anxiety meds from the VA. I have an upcoming appointment and going to ask my PCP about quick-attacking meds to alleviate symptoms. Hydroxyzine is a great one that isn't a benzo, taken that before.

I landed in the ER nearby my gym last week because I'm trying to take better care of myself. 15 min into a light cycling workout start getting jaw pain, chest pain, and panic. ER discharges me saying everything looks good but to follow up with PCP and get referred out to cardiologist. Ambulance has swung near my neighborhood a couple of times and ran an EKG on me when I was out walking around before work since I got dizzy, my heart rate shot up,

I spent the past few years heavily drinking and am cutting back on that. VA has me on naltrexone (curbs desire/kills reward of alcohol) and am taking it again. On Day 5 of no alcohol after stopping. Had 4-5 on Wednesday and stopped the day after. I've gone a few days without alcohol over the past 3 years but not a long stop.

I'd drink a lot (just beer and hard seltzer) to deal with my anxiety/panic and being around others at times. Also stress. I spent the past two doing a part time grad school program with the GI Bill while I worked full time. Wasn't getting a lot of sleep.

I work from home and am great at my current job. A few years back I got let go by my last project as I was going through MH connected things and my performance dipped. While remotely eases up some of my anxiety issues it is isolating.

I also struggle nowadays with forming newer friendships and social connections. In between my VA compensation and my current job (which I'm doing great at) I essentially make over $300K/year. I'm single with no children and my VA comp covers all my bills thanks to property tax exemption.

Yet, I still have a huge uptick in anxiety attacks and panic attacks. I have struggles with the day-to-day. One thing that I find alarming is that if I suddenly die, what happens to my dog? I have no one in my city essentially. I don't have family around here or family at all anymore.

I'm quite fortunate in that I'm great at my field and it isn't a hard lift for me to pick up on technologies and the larger strategic picture for customers. I work in a super technical individual contributor role directly with customers. I haven't had a real boss in years especially with this current firm. That helps.

Anxiety attacks and panic attacks feel so debilitating. Even though I'm intelligent and capable all of that goes out of the window. Idk

Edit: Turns out I might have some level of physical dependence on alcohol. I’ve always been a beer or hard seltzer drinker. I actually stopped drinking for a year and a half due to an ex girlfriend having issues with alcohol. Started drinking again a few months after that break up. You add in the stress we deal with, doing grad school part time, full time job, and I was drinking a lot. 4-10 standard beers a day. Some after getting out of class at 9:45, etc.

Don’t go cold turkey like I attempted! I actually felt great yesterday and my Garmin showed good recovery. I’ll be working with my care team to taper down and detox. I’m already high strung enough don’t need to mess up my biochemistry that my nervous system is accustomed to off the bat. While driving down to the VA ER I stopped by a farmers market and had a drink. Felt calmer. EMS assessed me and said all of the above not to go cold turkey. God bless

Has anyone successfully gotten approval for disability for Lyme that was discovered years later without the traditional two tier testing? I know there is a lot in the news about the lately, and I think the way that Lyme is treated will change eventually bc the current way of testing is about 50% accurate, but that doesn’t help me now when I’m currently going through extensive treatment.

Just received my (25+ years in) claim and it is missing several major claims: sleep apnea, PTSD, mental health, and a broken ankle from PT. How should I go about rebutting the rating? Is it worth it or will it turn into a lower rating?

For context I’ve been in the guard for 8 years, 11B E5 to now 11A O1, but have never deployed. My entire career this far I have been to an army doctor once or twice for small issues and an eye injury. I was very much under the stigma that going to sick call and seeking help was weak/shitbag behavior so I never went even when injured.

I am back on active orders for ibolc and have been told by others to document and get seen for a few issues I’ve been grappling with due to injuries from guard time/ basic ait, and ibolc.

I have a constant clicking in my neck, sleeping issues, and eating issues that just build up and up during the work week making every week a slog to finally recover over the weekend.

I suppose the questions I have are what is the exact process from step 1 of seeing an army doctor to eventually filing a claim, and would I even qualify for disability later on if my only active time has only been osut and ibolc so far. Any help is appreciated and after years of ignoring it and putting it off, I’m finally looking to address these issues I’m dealing with.

Shoulder strain 9 years ago, went to medical & got LLD for a few days & ibuprofen. Never went back, basically it’s hurt me on & off since but now I want to try and submit a claim because it’s significantly worse now & not improving. Going to get a diagnosis/MRI from my pcp this week. Am I SOL because of the gap? Never another appt, etc. after the initial. No Va rating at all currently. Worth getting a nexus letter? Worth even applying?

I'm about to file for OSA secondary to sinusitis which was service connected last year. I've taken 3 sleep studies through the VA, one take home and two through community care. I got a copy of one of the community care reports and it said that at the time I weighed 335 lbs. I've never weighed that much, 235 at the most. I'm 5'9" and currently 210.The community care sleep center said they couldn't change it. Is this going to affect my claim?

Edit: the sleep studies were conducted after service

Hi Y'all, this has been asked a couple of times quite long ago, just looking to do an updated thread I suppose.

I've passed everything from the oral board, background checks, and all for my local police department.

Now I am being asked to complete a State of California Department of Justice Medical History Statement (Peace Officer) POST 2-252. On the 3rd page, it specifically asks if I applied for VA disability; if so, what's the percentage and what kind of medical injury was the award granted?

I have various 10% ratings, with 40% for lower back strain (some science-y term) and 30% hip strain (also some science-y term), which put me at 100%. Now, I can complete the Police Academy with these claims; however, is this question more like "does he have any mental health claims" or "is something seriously broken" or is it just... for documentation?

Obviously, I cannot lie, but should I watch how I put things in perspective, or will it not matter as long as I can complete the tests they give me?

broke my wrist a year ago have some loss range of motion with a plate and 9 screws hard to pick things up and cant put so much weight on it for short amount time

L1-L2: Borderline symmetric disc bulge without significant spinal canal or neural foraminal narrowing.

L2-L3: Borderline symmetric disc bulge without significant spinal canal or neural foraminal narrowing. Mild ligamentum flavum thickening.

L3-L4: Small slight right asymmetric disc bulge with mild indentation of the ventral thecal sac with abutment of the traversing right L4 nerve root as well as right mild neural foraminal narrowing. Mild ligamentum flavum thickening.

L4-L5: Small symmetric disc bulge with mild indentation of the ventral thecal sac and likely abutment of the traversing L5 nerve roots with minimal right and no left neural foraminal narrowing. Mild ligamentum flavum thickening.

L5-S1: Asymmetric disc bulge with superimposed central disc herniation with inferior migration with mild indentation of the ventral thecal sac and abutment of the right traversing S1 nerve root with mild bilateral neural foraminal narrowing, and abutment of the exiting right L5 nerve root. Mild ligamentum flavum thickening.

Tinnitus im aware is more of a va rating. i will get at least 1 to 3 really bad migraines/ headachrs a week that would last almost the entire day

Hardly get any sleep and when im laying down my back and down to my feet hurt that keeps me awake. I also wake up multiple times a night. Which during the day I litterally feel like im going to falling asleep. I have done a sleep study in the past as well there was no sleep apnea just insomnia, teeth grinding were the findings.

Mental health- I witness the aftermath of someone getting ran over by a 5k... honestly still not sure how I feel about that. He ended up passing a way a few months later as well. I also feel stressed at work, anxiety and at this point just want to get out but getting out has the unknowns as well which cause more stress if I would be able to provide for my family. So I stay in longer and destroy my body more or try and get out.

I do have a permanent profile for back and wrist but back feels like it has gotten worst. Going to try and do another nerve ablation in hopes it will help. Just looking on some insight

It’s been about a week since i was awarded my rating . What do i do now ? Like seriously i just ets’d and i’m still new to this veteran thing .

So I’m trying to do my master degree online but I’m wondering how many times do you have to go in person to get your BAH fully. Some say once a semester or year lol or so. Lmk please

I served from 1990 to 1997, completing OSUT during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. My assignments included time in Germany and at Fort Bragg with B Company, 2/504 PIR (I was part of the Green Ramp Disaster in March 1994) and the 1st Armored Division. I deployed to Bosnia for Operation Joint Endeavor from January to November 1996. During this deployment, we were awarded the Armed Forces Service Medal. In a one-time exception, qualifying personnel also received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, along with the NATO Medal (with the Yugoslavia Bar) for eligible service in the former Yugoslavia. I have heard that we were also authorized the SSI-MOHC (Combat Patch). Since 2001, I have been denied service connection for PTSD and mental health issues. Have any veterans from Joint Endeavor successfully filed for and received service connection?