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You still have the tide with you. Filing before you separate means your rating can be ready close to your last day, instead of waiting months as a civilian.
The Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) program lets you file 180 to 90 days before separation. Your exam and review happen while you are still in.
You have the easiest access to your service treatment records while you are still in. Pull everything relevant before you lose the easy on-base access.
BDD includes your C&P exam before separation. Prepare the same way and report the real impact.
Done right, your decision and first payment come close to your separation instead of months later.
Every veteran feels adrift in this process at some point. A free accredited VSO is your harbor pilot: they have sailed these waters a thousand times and will chart the whole course with you, at no cost. Never pay a fee or a percentage of your back pay for claim help.
This is general education, not legal advice or a promise of any outcome. Report your symptoms and history accurately and completely, and never exaggerate. A free accredited VSO can file any of these for you at no cost.