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This is great story. All should read.......legitimate claims are getting backlogged and now this? This is just unacceptable. crypto

Buddy statements are great as long as their not an opinion. Meaning the letter is based on FACTUAL WITNESSED EVENTS.

Carly, if it's SUBLIMINAL how would anyone know? Frank

Shouldn't be long comrad. You're at the final stage of the game. Good luck on your claim and get a representative. I have DAV and they have represented me well. Frank

You won't get backpay from 10 years ago just to let you know. They are just figuring your monthly pay. You will get backpay from when you applied minus six months. Frank

There are those that do apply for illigitimate reason such as not being able to find a job or they are just lazy. The SS admin has to have rules to alleviate these people so that people like us that do qualify get it. In times like these everybody and their brother are applying for SS and it affects the rest of us that qualify. That's the way I see it anyway. Frank

Also, there is NO offset if you receive both SSDI and VA at same time even if you're 100% UI with the VA. You don't need to be concerned with going to the VA and claiming 100%. Frank

I was awarded VA disability pension in 2004. A year later I was awarded 30% S/C for my disability. The issue I have here is in order to get VA disability Pension you have to be Permanent and Total. Why did the VA S/C me at 30% then instead of giving me 100% when they had already granted me my disability pension??? Doesn't make sense to me. Frank

My last exam was kind of like how your was. When I met the examiner he gave me a weird look and walked behind me all the way to the Exam room. I could feel his eyes peircing me watching every move. The whole exam I felt like I was on pins and needles. I got a copy of the exam and he made three critical errors in my treatment history. He even based his opinion on the errors. He said that I had treatment for bipolar prior to service which was incorrect. I never ever had treatment or even counseling for that matter for any mental disorder prior to service. Grave Grave mistake on his part and then he opined that my illness didn't have its onset in service because of that. I actually thought I had someone elses exam. After exhausting letters outlining the errors I finally have another exam later this month. Frank

I have an exam for increase for my S/C mental illness later this month. My appointment notice says it's with a Dr. Bowlus and the exam is at the San Diego Regional Office. Has anyone here had any exams with him and is he a fair examiner? Thanks for any help, Frank

I have a C&P exam on the 30th. I hope mine goes as smoothly as yours. Congrats on the increase. You should appeal the 30% if you feel it should be 40%. thanks, Frank

It's the other way around. The Senior Officer can change the decision after a rater has rated your claim. It happened to me. Frank

I had surgury on my face to get a basal cell carcinoma removed. It would have cost me $3200 but the VA paid in full and it wasn't S/C. I guess the VA does pay for certain things even though they aren't S/C. I was on VocRehab though so maybe that's why it was covered. Not sure but was happy to get it done and over with. Frank

ok, I understand the liability issue. I just thought maybe it was because he fell ill or something. Frank

I AGREE! Contract Physicians are contracted to benefit the VA, not the Veteran. If a contract Physician is giving positive evals left and right the VA will stop using them. Frank