https://mosroadmap.com/tags/va-disability/Recent content in Va-Disability on MOS RoadmapHugoen-usjohnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:17:46 -0400https://mosroadmap.com/guide/18-month-military-separation-checklist/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:15:35 +0000johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)https://mosroadmap.com/guide/18-month-military-separation-checklist/<ul> <li>Complete or begin Individualized Initial Counseling and Pre-Separation Counseling no later than 365 days before separation, with the details recorded on DD Form 2648.</li> <li>File a Benefits Delivery at Discharge claim between 180 and 90 days before your actual last day of active service and remain available for exams for 45 days after filing.</li> <li>Complete TAP Capstone, the separation health assessment, and the dental examination no later than 90 days before separation.</li> <li>Leave sellback is limited to 60 career days and pays base pay only, while ordinary leave accrues at 2.5 days per month.</li> <li>Report household-goods loss or damage through the applicable process within 180 days after delivery.</li> </ul> <h2 id="put-these-five-deadlines-on-your-calendar-first">Put these five deadlines on your calendar first</h2> <p>Count backward from your <strong>actual last day of active service</strong>. Do not use your terminal-leave start, SkillBridge start, permissive TDY, or final day in the unit.</p>https://mosroadmap.com/guide/file-first-va-disability-claim/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:14:27 +0000johnnyhashim@gmail.com (Sgt Hashim)https://mosroadmap.com/guide/file-first-va-disability-claim/<ul> <li>Submit an Intent to File or start the verified online application, then complete VA Form 21-526EZ within 365 days.</li> <li>Direct service connection requires 3 elements: a current disability, an in-service event, and a nexus between them.</li> <li>Notify the C&amp;P examiner or contractor at least 48 hours before an appointment you must reschedule.</li> <li>VA generally mails the decision letter within 10 business days after deciding the claim.</li> <li>Higher-Level Review and Board Appeal generally have a 1-year deadline measured from the decision-letter date.</li> </ul> <h2 id="protect-your-filing-date-before-gathering-records">Protect your filing date before gathering records</h2> <p>File an Intent to File before you spend six weeks hunting for medical records. An Intent to File, or ITF, can preserve an earlier potential effective date while you build the complete claim.</p>