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I just electronically submitted the form for the grant yesterday and I was wondering how long it is currently taking to get approval and the form returned to make the purchase. I I am service connected for loss of use of both feet, so I am confident that it will be approved.

Lemuel, I too am an "elder" and understand the VA system very well. My aid and attendance is definitely from the VBA, and was done on the proper forms. My PCAFC claim is awaiting a judge at the BVA. They are two separate and distinct things.

My A&A is from the VBA.

I have a DRO form ready to be mailed to Janesville on Monday. I have so many ratings (two 100%, a 70%, a 60%, a 50%, a 40%, four 20%, a string of 10% and 0%, A&A, SMC K) that I think they just missed it.

So I got another win today. I have been getting paid at the L 1/2 rate for Aid and Attendance, a single 100% rating plus a separate 70% rating. Today's win gave me another single (separate) 100% rating and SMC K. The award letter shows the pay rate equaling L 1/2 + K. If I'm not mistaken I should have bumped up from L 1/2 to M 1/2 + K. What do the experts say?

Roger dodger. Thanks. I'll try to relax over it. BTW, I'm a guitar nerd, too. I just wish my hands would cooperate like they used to.

Thanks, but what about the vets that already have construction in process? Did they waive the periodic inspections or can they still drive out for those? I ask because she said there are two in that category near me and another vet at the beginning like me.

So, I was approved for the SAH Grant last year without even asking for it when I was awarded a single 100% rating for LOU of both feet (yep, I got the automobile grant, too). At first the lady from the VARO in Nashville was hot and heavy about it and I had a home visit scheduled very quickly. The day came and she was a no show. I called her that afternoon to see if I had the appointment time wrong, and she said that I had the right time, but due to the government operating on a budgetary continuing resolution that her office's travel pay was now severely restricted and that she would update me when she had new information. That was last summer. I have spoken with her twice since then, the last time was in January when she called me to touch base. She is claiming the same story. Now, I know that this falls under the VA's famous SNAFU category, but something seems fishy. When it comes to the VA I don't often get a gut feeling that something is amiss, but this time I do. Am I overthinking it, or should I do some digging. If I need to dig, how?

I didn't even realize it was from 2022. It showed up in my unread list and I responded since I have experience with the particular issue. My bad.

I have a single 100% rating for loss of use of both feet. James is correct in that you have to have a medical opinion stating that your bilateral foot drop at least as likely as not approximates the complete loss of use of both feet and that no active movement remains below the knees. It does not have to be from the peroneal nerve, though. It can be from anything that would cause a foot drop. Mine is personally from the sciatic nerve (which the peroneal is a branch of) being severed due to service connected lumbar spinal stenosis from three broken vertebrae that happened while on active duty. In my research into my claim I saw several BVA cases where this was awarded for type II diabetes. Good luck.

I have two separate appeals at the board as well but they are both new. One for PCAFC since July '23 and the other for comp issues since October '23. I am hopeful the caregiver claim has different rules and is processed more quickly but something tells me it's not. I can't work up the courage to investigate.

Nothing to be humble about. Most folks have never heard of it. It was the forerunner to the current DBQs.

The only other thing I can think of is the C&P Service Clinician's Guide, and I don't believe it says anything about retaining records. cliniciansguide.doc (live.com)

It will be the date of the supplemental claim, but you can appeal it and try to get them to back date it to the one that was just kicked back for the wrong form.

You need to file for OSA secondary to service connected PTSD on the Supplemental Claim form VA Form 20-0995 . You will need to have the date that OSA was denied and a nexus form from your doc if possible. VA grants OSA secondary to PTSD every day, as it is a widely known cause of the condition.