MSCs are responsible for the Important: initial processing of a BDD or Quick Start claim, and DRASs must transfer jurisdiction of the claim to the appropriate MSC, if examination of the former participant is necessary, and the former participant will remain near the IDES intake site long enough to attend the necessary examination(s). For more information about the initial processing of BDD and Reference: Quick Start claims, see the roles and responsibilities of intake sites outlined in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.A and B. d. Policies That The following policies are unique to BDD and Quick Start claims from Are Unique to individuals whose service department returned them to duty after referral into BDD and Quick the IDES. Start Claims From Former Former IDES participants may submit a BDD or Quick Start claim by IDES completing a formal application. Participants Reexamination of a former participant is unnecessary unless relevant examinations were conducted more than one year prior to receipt of the BDD/Quick Start claim, or the former participant raises a claim that was at issue during his/her participation in the not IDES claims his/her disabilities have increased in severity since the last examination, or has undergone surgery, given birth, or been pregnant or hospitalized since the last examination. If a DRAS prepared a proposed rating decision for a former participant, the DRAS must notify the BDD Rating Activity Site (RAS) or Quick Start Consolidated Processing Site (CPS) of jurisdiction of the existence of the proposed rating decision. There is no need to reissue the Section 5103 notice to a former IDES participant. For more information about References: formal applications, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.B, and the efficacy of a proposed rating decision when a service department returns a participant to duty, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.D.10.r. e. Interviews MSCs must take the actions described in the table below when they conduct With IDES an exit interview with an IDES participant that a PEB determined is unfit for Participants duty. That a PEB
Important: MSCs are responsible for the initial processing of a BDD or Quick Start claim, and DRASs must transfer jurisdiction of the claim to the appropriate MSC, if examination of the former participant is necessary, and the former participant will remain near the IDES intake site long enough to attend the necessary examination(s). Reference: For more information about the initial processing of BDD and Quick Start claims, see the roles and responsibilities of intake sites outlined in M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.A and B. d. Policies That Are Unique to BDD and Quick Start Claims From Former IDES Participants The following policies are unique to BDD and Quick Start claims from individuals whose service department returned them to duty after referral into the IDES. Former IDES participants may submit a BDD or Quick Start claim by completing a formal application. Reexamination of a former participant is unnecessary unless relevant examinations were conducted more than one year prior to receipt of the BDD/Quick Start claim, or the former participant raises a claim that was not at issue during his/her participation in the IDES claims his/her disabilities have increased in severity since the last examination, or has undergone surgery, given birth, or been pregnant or hospitalized since the last examination. If a DRAS prepared a proposed rating decision for a former participant, the DRAS must notify the BDD Rating Activity Site (RAS) or Quick Start Consolidated Processing Site (CPS) of jurisdiction of the existence of the proposed rating decision. There is no need to reissue the Section 5103 notice to a former IDES participant. References: For more information about formal applications, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart ii, 2.B, and the efficacy of a proposed rating decision when a service department returns a participant to duty, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart i, 2.D.10.r. e. Interviews With IDES Participants That a PEB MSCs must take the actions described in the table below when they conduct an exit interview with an IDES participant that a PEB determined is unfit for duty.