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i have recently been told that i am being involuntarily separated due to an IED explosion in Iraq, my left arm and elbow were surgically put back together with a plate and screws my elbow however could not get pins placed in it due to nerves that the pins would have hit injuring me further now two years later i am having problems with it, i can't lift things and don't have full use of the arm, i sent my package to a PEB(physical evaluation board) and there findings were that i was fit for full duty but medical at my base was tasked with the job of seeing if i was world wide deployable, they found me non world wide deployable due to not being able to lift enough weight with my arm sent the findings back to the PEB and the PEB came back with my involuntary separation.....my question is how does that affect my VA benefits and why would i not get a medical discharge?
You shoudl still get the disability becasue its a service connected disability. You need to get with the separations unit and your docs to be sure that you get the benifits. GET COPIES OF YOUR RECORDS NOW...after you are separated all your records are sent to the archives in St Louis...
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Howard Lorenz
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I have spent the past 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, 3 years was assigned as an Enlisted Accessions Recruiter. I have been deployed various times to several locations. If it is a career in the military you are looking for or thinking about I most likely have the answer. I still have contacts with in the recruiting field and if I don't know the answer then I have folks who do where I can find the answer. I am very blunt and straight forward and will make no attempts to BS you. I will give you the best information that I possible can can. If you think that you cant handle the answer that I give you, then don't ask the question...... If you are planning on joining the military, your number 1 decision factor in making this kind of move is that you need to be more concerned about serving your country than your country serving you!! All the benefits are the best that you can find. Education is at a premium right now and its the most rewarding thing that you can do. If I dont answer right away probably means that I am busy, but have patience, I will get to you.
Experience
Air Force Recruiter for 3 years, Air Force Career 21 Years
Organizations
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Education/Credentials
Community College of the Air Force, International Air Academy, Allied Business Schools, Embry Riddle Aeronautical College, Defense Acquisition University
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