From our friends at the Fleet Reserve Association:

The Physical Disability Review Board (PDBR) announced that more than half of reviewed claims have been upgraded to a disability rating of 30 percent or more. The PDBR was mandated by the FY2008 Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to reassess the accuracy and fairness of combined disability ratings of 20 percent or less for service members who were separated from service, rather than medically retired because of medical conditions. In order to be eligible for a PDBR review, service members must have been medically separated between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2009, with a combined disability rating of 20 percent or less, and found ineligible for retirement.

This review panel is authorized to recommend an increase in a disability rating, uphold the previous finding, or issue a disability rating when the previous board did not assign one. The board, however, is not able to recommend a lower rating. Eligible veterans can request a board review by submitting a Department of Defense Form 294, Application for Review of Physical Disability Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States, which is available at www.va.gov/vaforms

Veterans requesting a review must mail their completed and signed DD Form 294 to SAF/MRBR, 550 C St. W., Suite 41, Randolph Air Force Base, TX 78150-4743. Applicants may submit statements, briefs, medical records or affidavits supporting their application. Visit www.health.mil/about_mhs/organizations/mhs_offices....aspx for additional information.
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A pretty cool picture of my buddy, Emily Anderson, and I inside the "Moly" shovel in the mine near Challis a couple weeks ago!


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If I told you 2+2=4, would you question it because it came from a Republican? Some do, but facts are facts...


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I heard about this video today between meetings about classified info being leaked lately, worth the watch!...


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