How To Apply
Eligibility
To be eligible for PDBR, a service member must have been medically separated between September 11, 2001 and December 31, 2009 with a combined disability rating of 20 percent or less, and not found eligible for retirement.
To help determine if you meet the criteria and are eligible to apply for the PDBR process, answer the following questions:
- Were you permanently separated from military service AFTER September 10, 2001 but before January 1, 2010?
- Was the reason for your separation from military service due to a disability?
- Was the disability level awarded by your military department at the time you were permanently separated for your disability(s) less than 30% combined?
- At the time you were permanently separated from your military service by reason of disability, you were not otherwise eligible for retirement from your military service.
If you answer 'yes' to all of these questions, you are eligible to apply to the PDBR to have your disability rating determination at separation reviewed.
If you cannot answer yes to all of these questions, then you are not eligible to have your disability rating determination reviewed by the PDBR. However, you should consider other options for review, including your military department’s board for correction of records.
Apply for the PDBR
If you are eligible for the PDBR, download the DD Form 294 and VA Form 3288.
The forms are to be completed and mailed to the PDBR at:
SAF/MRBR
500 C Street West, Suite 41
Randolph AFB, Texas 78150-4743
Please mail the forms even if you do not know or have all the information.
Also download the PDBR Brochure for your reference.