I sincerely appreciate all your help here.

Wokkaboy: I did find chips in the pocket...cleaned that up but it did not make much of an impact. I have not done fret level. Yes, the nut is stock.

JB RETRO: I've been searching for pics...can't find anything for good comparison, maybe someone will see this post and add a few pics.

Pablopepper: From my research it does look like a shim may be the solution.

Again, this is my first build and not only do I not have the knowledge but I do not have the tools either...I'm going to have my local guitar shop take a look. I will followup with the results.

Thank you for all your input!