Openbah / Journal of a Marine Officer Candidate

Tag: disability

  • It’s official, I’m retired

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    Received a certified letter last week from Bethesda. On July 15th, a Marine Corps Colonel and two Navy officers met in Washington, DC and determined that my “disposition be changed from temporary to permanent disability retirement.” I sent in my acceptance yesterday, and sometime in the next 12 weeks I will be permanently retired!

  • Orders to Bethesda

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    Received my first orders to appear for the temporary disability retired list (TDRL) periodic physical examination (PPE) this week. I am to report to Bethesda Naval Hospital by the end of June 2010 to “determine any change in the condition for which I was placed on the TDRL.” As you may remember reading, those on…

  • Rating received

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    Finally got a letter from the VA regarding my service connected compensation claim. I’ve been assigned a 30% rating, which I’m not too happy about. It’s like they ignored everything that was happening with my leg, and simply looked up what rating was next to “hip fracture.” I’m going to meet with the DAV (Disabled…

  • VA is currently assigning my rating

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    Just got off the phone with the VA. I called to check the status of my claim, and to see if there was anything they needed from me. It’s been 4 months since I started the claim, and I haven’t heard from them in quite a while. The man I spoke to told me that…

  • Finally getting registered with the VA

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    Thanks to solid advice from a reader, I was able to submit my paperwork to the VA for disability compensation. Thank you Don! This morning I went to the Disabled American Veterans office and met with a Service Officer who helped me with all the paperwork. Not even 30 minutes later I was finished. I…