Posted on Oct 30, 2019
Can a Medical Discharge be upgraded or changed to Medical Retirement?
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I was Medical Discharged in September of 2013 after 11 1/2 years. I have recently been rated at 100% with (Individual Unemployability (IU) is a part of VA's disability compensation program that allows the VA to pay certain veterans disability compensation at the 100% rate, even though VA has not rated their service-connected disabilities at the total level.)
At what point should i put in a request for My DD214 to be changed to Medical Retirement? How do i go about it? Is it even possible or do I just not worry about it?
At what point should i put in a request for My DD214 to be changed to Medical Retirement? How do i go about it? Is it even possible or do I just not worry about it?
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From what I understand, those who are medically retired and who have less than 20 years are given the choice of a lump sum military separation pay or VA pay. You will not get medical retirement anymore.
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SGT Darrel Bennett I do not think they will change it, but the entity that does that is the Army Discharge Review Board. https://arba.army.pentagon.mil/adrb-overview.html
You need to move fast because they have a 15 year statute of limitations.
There is also the higher level, the Army Review Board for the Correction of Military Records. https://arba.army.pentagon.mil/abcmr-overview.html
I do not think it is unheard of that the VA increases a disability rating as a condition that is service connected, gets worse over time. The Army has historically been tight on medical retirement and then it is a battle for the percentage of base pay.
All said and done, I think it boils down to your particular issues, the service connected events, and the almighty documentation. Recommend you link up with a VSO or even in this rare instance, mark your calendar , I'm recommending you retain an Attorney that specializes in military retirement and medical disability.
You need to move fast because they have a 15 year statute of limitations.
There is also the higher level, the Army Review Board for the Correction of Military Records. https://arba.army.pentagon.mil/abcmr-overview.html
I do not think it is unheard of that the VA increases a disability rating as a condition that is service connected, gets worse over time. The Army has historically been tight on medical retirement and then it is a battle for the percentage of base pay.
All said and done, I think it boils down to your particular issues, the service connected events, and the almighty documentation. Recommend you link up with a VSO or even in this rare instance, mark your calendar , I'm recommending you retain an Attorney that specializes in military retirement and medical disability.
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which will get you more money? Med retirement will certainly get you more perks, but will it pay better than 100% IU? i'm not all about money, but i think that would be a major factor in this.
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