Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/TDRL Decision and Formal Appeal

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Expert: Rod Powers - 2/14/2007


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I hope you can help. My husband was placed on TDRL in November 2005 for asthma, rated at 30%. He completed an evaluation in October 2006. And, this week we received a decision by the PEB board that they were awarding him only 10% with severance. (He has already been given a VA rating of 30% for his asthma) Should we file for a formal appeal with him present at the hearing? Do you have any advice on formal appeals with TDRL?

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Hi Rach,

It probably wouldn't hurt to appeal (afterall, all they can do is say "no" -- ie, disapprove the appeal).

I'm afraid I don't have any specific advice. You may wish to check with a local chapter of DAV (Disabled Amercian Veterans). Many Chapters have members are volunteer their time to help with disability appeals, and I've heard they're pretty good at it.

Hope this helps!

Rod Powers
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.

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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.

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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).

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