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Navy Disability Attorney Program Legal Assistance Division (OJAG Code 16)

Navy Disability Attorney Program Legal Assistance Division (OJAG Code 16) Legal Advocacy for Service Members in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System. Presented by Mr. Del Grissom, Esq. Navy Disability Attorney, Walter Reed NMMC Bethesda, Maryland. Agenda.

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Navy Disability Attorney Program Legal Assistance Division (OJAG Code 16)

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  1. Navy Disability Attorney Program Legal Assistance Division (OJAG Code 16) Legal Advocacy for Service Members in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System Presented by Mr. Del Grissom, Esq. Navy Disability Attorney, Walter Reed NMMC Bethesda, Maryland

  2. Agenda • Navy and Marine Corps Disability Attorney Client Services • Organizational Structure • IDES Process • Current Issues • POCs • Questions

  3. Navy and Marine Corps Disability Attorney Services • Navy and Marine Corps Disability Attorneys provide legal advice and assistance to wounded, ill and injured Servicemembers navigating the Disability Evaluation System (DES) process as they are evaluated for potential retention, medical separation or medical retirement • Navy DES Attorneys are divided into two categories: • Informal PEB (IPEB) Located at MTFs in Various AORs • Navy Disability Attorneys review and develop Medical Evaluation Board packages for Service members prior to adjudication by the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) • Managed by Code 16 & USMC • Formal PEB (FPEB) • Provide individual representation for Sailors and Marines before the Formal Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) onboard the Washington Navy Yard • Manned by Navy & Marine Corps Judge Advocates & Navy Civilian Attorney • Managed by Code 16

  4. FY14 USN/USMC IPEB AORs & Average Client Loads Key DON/AA funded billets FSA funded billets USNR ADSW funded billet Active Duty USMC JA USMCR funded billets Federal Health Care Center, Great Lakes, IL Mr. Dave Hoerber AOR=Great Lakes, Bremerton, Oak Harbor 625 Clients/Atty Washington Navy Yard Ms. Karen Morrisroe Henderson Hall Maj William Collins, USMC WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD Mr. Del Grissom Ms. Liz Moores LtCol Steve Lyons, USMC AOR=Annapolis, Groton, Newport, Patuxent River, Quantico 340 Clients/Atty NH Camp Pendleton, CA Mr. Ramon Lao LtCol Kurt Larson, USMCR AOR= Camp Pendleton, 29 Palms, Lemoore 397 Clients/Atty 17 IPEB Counsel 6DON/AA 5 FSA 1 USMC 5USMCR NMC Portsmouth, VA Mr. Jason Fritz Ms. Esther Jiles- Yarbrough AOR=Portsmouth 443 Clients/Atty NMC San Diego, CA Mr. Camilo Kafie LtCol Robert Marshall, USMCR AOR=San Diego, Hawaii, 821 Clients/Atty Pensacola NH Camp Lejeune, NC Ms. Samantha Keck Maj Phil Giarraputo, USMCR Capt Kevin Knightly, USMCR AOR=Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, Beaufort, Charleston 566 Clients/Atty NH Pensacola, FL Mr. Glen Chidester AOR=Pensacola, Corpus Christi 303 Clients/Atty NH Jacksonville, FL Mr. Chris Perone AOR=Jacksonville 457 Clients/Atty

  5. FY14 USN/USMC FPEB Manning Code 16 JAL Navy Program Manager Key DON/AA funded billets Active Duty Navy JA billets FSA funded billets USNR (ADSW) fundedbillet USMCR funded billets USMC Program Manager LT Caleb Christian, USN LT Jeremy Wall, USN LT Shaka Thorne, USN Maj Carla Sloane, USMCR Civ Atty Ms. Angela Kaul Capt Joel Pettit, USMCR Capt Mike Collins, USMCR 7FPEB Attorneys (FY14) 1DON/AA Atty 2Active Duty Navy JA 1 USNR (ADSW) Atty 3USMCR Attys Code 16 Program Manager supervises all FPEB attorneys while USMC retains Marine Fitness Report function. OPCON = Coordinate =

  6. IDES Process • Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) phase • Referral • Non-Medical Assessment • VA Compensation and Pension Examinations (C&P) • Narrative Summary (NARSUM) • Informal Findings • Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) phase • Case docketed • Reconsideration • VA Reconsideration of Unfit rating (%) • Formal Hearing • Petition For Review (PFR) • Transition phase

  7. Current Issues • 100% Service member contact goal • Reservist cases and Line of Duty challenges • Quality/Completeness v. Swift “Metric-Driven” goals • Training on IDES/ DTM policies • TBI and/or PTSD cases • Outreach • Reserve units, recruiting offices, Temporary Disability Retirement List members • SJA/General Counsel Staff • Commands

  8. POCs • Ms. Karen Morrisroe, OJAG Code 16, Navy Disability Program Manager, karen.morrisroe@navy.mil Office: (202) 685-7182 • Maj Bill Collins, HQ USMC/JAL, Marine Corps Disability Counsel Program Manager, william.collins@usmc.mil Office: (703) 693-9384 • Mr. Del Grissom, WRNMMC/NCA Navy Disability Attorney, phillip.d.grissom@health.mil Office: (301) 319-7831 • Ms. Liz Moores, WRNMMC/NCA Navy Disability Attorney, elizabeth.c.moores.civ@health.mil Office: (301) 319-8125

  9. Questions?

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