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I'm not sure what type, if any, disability I'll get.Staph, at some point, you may be offered a % disability retirement. I know several folks who took a 75% disability rather than stick it out.
Keep in mind, a disabililty retirement is nontaxable. A regular retirement is fully taxable.
Have you put a pencil to that? What are your thoughts?
I'm five years removed from the issue, so I'll bow to anybody with more current info.
I've been told by a couple of older retirees that the disc surgey I had is likely to get me 50%. I have tinnitus so that should get 10% by itself. I have flat feet as well. So flat that when I had a doc look at them last month he went and found seven (7!) residents and said " take a lookt at this! These are the flattest feet you will ever see!". He then spent 25 minutes showing them my feet and explaining the abnormal bone structure to them.
Probably no disability though.
Just so I'm not misunderstood here, I would like nothing more than to pass a damn fitness test and get out with no disability at all than to go through all this.
I feel like a piece of **** that's just trying to be lazy.