Sgt. Wilky

Try this... Semper Fi, Sgt. Wilky

I have USAA and my deposit came on Thursday, but I've been with them too for about 22 years. I've switched my VA deposit a couple times and not have had any problems. Enter your information carefully, and don't close any accounts until you've had your VA deposit coming in the new account for at least a couple months. Semper Fi, Sgt. Wilky

A lot of my ratings are claimed under "undiagnosed illness". I didn't specifically file under that, it was the VBA ALJ that grouped and granted many of my claimed conditions under it, and that was back in July of 2015. Do some looking under the C.F.R. for that and see if claiming all those under that. Best of Luck! Semper Fi, Sgt. Wilky

Thank you for pointing that out and sending that out. That's all I needed!

Thank you TBird. I responded to an email to Rattler. What I'm needing is the Tax ID number. A 501(c)3 organization usually has an ID number. My tax person is just asking me for the information. All in all, it's not a big deal if I don't get it. Semper Fi and thank you! Matt W.

Still needing an answer to this question, thank you! Sgt. Wilky

@Broncovet you can't go wrong with DuckDuckGo. I've been using it for years. I don't even know or remember what functionality, if any, I lost when I switched over. Semper Fi, Sgt. Wilky

True, yet I believe they are highly inaccurate, as I can hear the words when a male (deeper tone) speaks them in real life, than a woman (higher tone). When my ears are chirping or screaming at me, I can't hear my wife, but I can hear my friend. Obviously, it's subjective and they can only apply the law objectively. I have an exam coming up for new aids, and that puretone test is always a complete disaster, lol.

I second what @broncovet said. I have hearing loss rated at 0% and am service connected for tinnitus at 10% (the only rating allowed). From my understanding, the regulations set the bar fairly high to be compensated for hearing loss. The regs were probably written by someone who didn't know what hearing loss is like. That being said, it is what it is and appeal or supplemental claim may be necessary. I have found that my hearing aids help and would recommend getting a pair from the VA. Semper Fi, Sgt. Wilky

Yes we did!

Thank you. Every day is a fight. It does get easier, but it doesn't get better. Semper Fi, Sgt. Wilky

Yes, congrats on the win. Semper Fi, Sgt. Wilky

Riplip, This exact thing happened to me on at least three occasions. My C&P exams were always with the same NP and I knew by the second C&P exam how it was going to be with him. No matter what medical records I brought with me, no matter what I said, he was going to write up a bad review. By the third time, I even told him I knew he was going to screw me over, but that I had won and will win the next appeal and that I'll keep fighting. He didn't say anything to me about it. I saw the VA's NP and raised them with a rheumatologist, neurologist, and a GP. The truth is, there are examiners like that. I'm still convinced that there are meetings that take place in the "C&P world" that encourage the examiners to one degree or another to give exams like that. I can't explain it, but I'll never be convinced otherwise because I experienced it myself. Regardless, you file the appeal, do what @brokensoldier244th said and you continue the fight. I will say that over the last few years it seems to me the VA has loosened up with some of these tactics, but who knows? I was forthright with the BVA judges I sat before and even had one apologize to me for the mess the examiner made of my file. It was worth the fight to hear that. Semper Fi, Sgt. Wilky

Yes, I did not update this particular thread, perhaps I mentioned it somewhere else. The judge did allow my wife to attend the hearing and she sat next to me in our office space and answered the questions the judge had for her. I was subsequently given 70%, increased from 50% in the summer of 2021 and received my back pay for that particular issue by September of that same year. Since losing our 15 y/o son last year (a year ago 7/12) at home (he literally died in my arms from a brain aneurysm we knew he had) I have struggled greatly with all sorts of manifestations of PTSD. It's been a terrible ride of immersion in my memories, living a constant nightmare of military and civilian PTSD episodes that now seem to grow stronger by the day. Not sure how much longer I can keep this up. Semper Fi, Sgt. Wilky

@brokensoldier244th was referring to the fact that that Tic Tok influencers were promoting it so heavily, that the drug was in great demand and shortages of it caused a lot of people who actually needed it for diabetes to have to find other drugs. The VA was in line for it like everyone else. OTOH, I tried to see if the VA would cover my Cosentyx. The VA said I didn't need it. I told the doctor they just didn't want to pay for it, and that I did need it. This is why I refuse to see the VHA. I'm afraid too, that they'll make my wife stop taking her Eliquis. My distrust of the VHA continues. Semper Fi and Happy Independence Day, Sgt. Wilky