Service members given a disability rating of 20 percent or lower during their medical evaluation boards since Sept. 11, 2001, may have their cases reviewed by a new Defense Department board.

The Physical Disability Board of Review was mandated by the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act after several investigations — including an analysis of five years’ worth of Defense Department budget records by Military Times — showed discrepancies across the services in average amounts of disability benefits awarded.

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Hello K0rvet,

At Fort Sill, Oklahoma I had a heat stroke and have had  Epilepsy ever since. The VA awarded me with a 10% disability rating, and left it that way until I finally challenged it decades later and was awarded a 40% disability rating. They now treat me not only for Epilepsy, they paid for the arthroscopies on my knees in December of '08.

I guess the arthroscopies are an example of a, 'non-service disability?' I'm wondering if you could explain that a little more? When I go to the local VA clinic, which is beleaguered as all get out with Vets trying to receive healthcare, the Doctor tells me that he can only see me for Service-Connected things, and then treats me for Osteo-related things too? Confusing as all get out, let me tell you.

Tom.