VA Claim and MEPS
Good Afternoon!
I recently separated from the Air Force and have an intent to file on the books that will expire come October. I am working with a ANG unit that has been slow rolling my application process, and was obviously unable to get me pulled over before I separated. So now I have to go through the whole civilian to military process again.
I was recommended to avoid filing for disability until after I was onboarded by the unit/got through the MEPS examination. However, the recruiter is now telling me that because “MEPS and the VA talk so if you get cleared at MEPS it will affect your VA rating”.
At this point should I still hold off on filing, or should I just file now since it’ll come up regardless when I go through MEPS?
Feels like if I wait, I could get into the unit fine but then screw myself out of disability, and if I do it now my disability will be prioritized but getting back in could be a struggle.
Thanks for the help!