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Hello SDN,
I am currently in undergrad, but will graduate in Spring 2021. I am looking to pursue a career in dentistry. As such, I have been in contact with the local recruiter regarding HPSP. I hope someone can provide some insight on what he is relaying to me.
The recruiter is telling me that before he can initiate any application on my behalf, I must relinquish my disability rating. With that in mind, this would me that if I were to not get accepted into an HPSP in any branch, I would not have my VA disability anymore. Once I relinquish it and say I am 100%, I cannot go back and try to claim those injuries again. I understand that when I begin active service again my VA rating will go away, but I thought this would happen when I was accepted into the program, not when I applied. I would then have to be cleared physically at MEPS by a physician, and then he will be able to start the process.
I am just looking for someone that can shed some light on this situation, as I can assume I am not the only disabled vet that has applied for HPSP. Let's be honest with one another, recruiters aren't the most honest people in the military. Some are lazy and do not want to do additional paperwork if they do not have to. Though the amount is relatively insignificant compared to compensation as a dentist, as a husband and father of two young girls, every penny counts right now.
My background:
Marine for 8 years, honorable discharge with outstanding marks/evaluations across the board. However, following separation I was rated at 60% disabled, for what seems to me as basic, service-related medical issues.
The rating includes:
Partial hearing loss, corrected by wearing a hearing device.
Shoulder issue (torn labrum): had surgery prior to separation of service, yet my evaluation was completed prior to this. I now have full range of motion and use of my shoulder.
Knee issues (impact injury to patella; loss of cartilage posterior to patella): have been through countless hours of PT and my knee will inflame from time to time, yet have I full use of knee. I am an avid cyclist and swimmer, I shy away from running due to the boredom that ensues (never experienced the euphoria of runner's high). Plus I....enjoyed.... plenty of running in the Marines.
I digress, but that is the gist of what got me my 60% rating. I do not have any mental illnesses (unless you ask my wife...joking).
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I am currently in undergrad, but will graduate in Spring 2021. I am looking to pursue a career in dentistry. As such, I have been in contact with the local recruiter regarding HPSP. I hope someone can provide some insight on what he is relaying to me.
The recruiter is telling me that before he can initiate any application on my behalf, I must relinquish my disability rating. With that in mind, this would me that if I were to not get accepted into an HPSP in any branch, I would not have my VA disability anymore. Once I relinquish it and say I am 100%, I cannot go back and try to claim those injuries again. I understand that when I begin active service again my VA rating will go away, but I thought this would happen when I was accepted into the program, not when I applied. I would then have to be cleared physically at MEPS by a physician, and then he will be able to start the process.
I am just looking for someone that can shed some light on this situation, as I can assume I am not the only disabled vet that has applied for HPSP. Let's be honest with one another, recruiters aren't the most honest people in the military. Some are lazy and do not want to do additional paperwork if they do not have to. Though the amount is relatively insignificant compared to compensation as a dentist, as a husband and father of two young girls, every penny counts right now.
My background:
Marine for 8 years, honorable discharge with outstanding marks/evaluations across the board. However, following separation I was rated at 60% disabled, for what seems to me as basic, service-related medical issues.
The rating includes:
Partial hearing loss, corrected by wearing a hearing device.
Shoulder issue (torn labrum): had surgery prior to separation of service, yet my evaluation was completed prior to this. I now have full range of motion and use of my shoulder.
Knee issues (impact injury to patella; loss of cartilage posterior to patella): have been through countless hours of PT and my knee will inflame from time to time, yet have I full use of knee. I am an avid cyclist and swimmer, I shy away from running due to the boredom that ensues (never experienced the euphoria of runner's high). Plus I....enjoyed.... plenty of running in the Marines.
I digress, but that is the gist of what got me my 60% rating. I do not have any mental illnesses (unless you ask my wife...joking).
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!