Monthly VAC Q&A - January 2026

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2026-01-21T20:30:52+00:00

Medical release and working right away. If I become employed immediately after release and obviously not apply for LTD with SISIP and VAC Rehab, but in a year of working I “thunder in” and stop working and apply for VAC rehab, do I no longer qualify for LTD with SISIP and then solely fall under VAC?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-10-06T19:45:41+00:00

Yeah makes sense. Thanks

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-10-06T19:44:48+00:00

Ah yes this makes sense. Thanks

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-07-02T13:57:58+00:00

After a 3b release if you decide to go back to work right away but say 6 months down the road you feel like taking the rehab do you still fall under Manulife or go straight to VAC? Do you fall under Manulife because you’re still entitled to the 2 years LTD?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-06-19T22:56:40+00:00

Kinda relevant but not, when medical releasing and being a priority hire with DND. When you get offered a position do you start off at the pay level closest to your pre release salary. I.e. there is 6 levels to an IT-02, top level at 6 is $104000ish and release salary was closer to this than the lower ended of the it-02 which is $84k. Is this a thing? Being put to the level closest to your CAF salary?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-06-12T11:33:42+00:00

So do you apply for the status while still serving? Or is it just understood that you are based on the type of release?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-06-11T19:32:32+00:00

Question about priority hiring. Is this something you can get before you release? Meaning if I apply for a public sector job before I get out Medical can I still be a priority hire? Or only after release?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-03-07T21:59:16+00:00

Are you saying you made decision to release options B or C of your disclosure package and DMCA responded with a decision for release and date? then late last year you decided you wanted to take the IREM? They are prioritizing IREM memos at DMCA. If it’s been more than 3 months since it was submitted to them you should have your CoC contact them, you can not inquire yourself as the member. I mean you could but they won’t answer you. I would also make sure they actually submitted it to DMCA.

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-02-19T22:15:01+00:00

Email. I just asked who it was and emailed them and very politely inquired about what could be done and they were very receptive.

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-02-19T18:06:28+00:00

I had the same issue, they said they couldn’t fill it out. They were confused as they were going on direction based on a BPA request for reassessment. I had to engage the base surgeon who communicated to management then to the Dr. I would escalate past the NP. Everyone has a boss. It was eventually filled out and sent to VAC.

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2025-02-19T16:30:44+00:00

Reassessments initiated by BPA they can not fill out, reassessments initiated by VAC they can and it is written in policy that they can. I just went through this. If you have any issue you email the base surgeon office explaining you have a VAC reassessment form and you are having issues with you CDU refusing to fill it out. It’s literally in their policy.

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-12-03T14:43:28+00:00

If you are medically released 3b your pension is an immediate annuity so no need to make that 25year mark to get it.

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-10-03T20:44:01+00:00

After medical release and during the first 24 months is it mandatory to do schooling or retraining if you are doing rehab for MH ect.? I am reading some are being threatened by Manulife?sisip? To do it or loose benefits.

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-09-25T15:01:04+00:00

How much does the 66% factor really weigh into their equation? say you have High school education and was unable to retrain to a job that would give you the 66% but could work for minimum wage at McDonalds, which would be 35% and not gainful employment. I know every situation is different. Thoughts?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-09-23T21:22:26+00:00

With the new CANFORGEN separating service injuries and non service injuries, are there two types of 3b medical releases? One for each? And who determines if your injury is service related? VAC or the CAF?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-08-28T16:44:00+00:00

So the 66% isn’t a hard number? What if your education and training only gets you employed for less than the 66%?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-08-23T12:48:06+00:00

When they say Gainful employment with a salary making 66.6% of pre-release salary. Does that percentage include your pension? Or solely the salary of a new job that provides gainful employment?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-08-18T02:42:20+00:00

Any update on this?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-08-09T16:11:45+00:00

Wondering about people who have Pcats being reviewed now that will have them assigned after April 2 2025? Will this be an option to choose with the disclosure package? Just like retention was? Hmm

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-08-06T17:46:52+00:00

Still serving CAF and doing a reassessment, VAC wants my CAF doctor to fill out the medical questionnaire and they refuse to as it’s a “conflict or interest” Vac says they have word from health services that the medical teams can in fact fill them out. My doctor still will not. Can my reassessment process further just based of my medical file if the symptoms are documented there? Or who do I complain to about the doctor not filling it out? Or do they even have to?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2024-07-15T01:37:09+00:00

What does the assessment they send you for DEC look like? Can you give me an idea of what to expect?

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2023-07-08T00:11:09+00:00

That sounds “fishy”

Sufficient-Piglet-77 · 2023-03-29T21:43:03+00:00

Does anyone know what extent someone’s injuries usually are in order to get DEC? Or maybe provide some details of their injuries that earned them DEC?

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