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Found Receipts! Private Atty Outline- Thoughts- Recomendations
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MikeHunt
Found a "Patient Ledger" with a diagnosis ("Dx"), prescription, receipts for medication, and clinic visit dated a few days after my reserve service!!!!!!!!!!! Background is, I'd filed for service connection a long time ago and was denied on lack of an 'Event'- The clinic had closed.
I'd rather not post the diagnosis, but connection would totally make sense if I did. For discretion, I'd rather not have you guess- I'd suspect most of you could come close.
Because of the event's age, subsequent treatment records, and other items, I'm considering a private attorney- all this makes it really complicated, and time consuming for a county officer.
Without any doubt the VA will ask for treatment records that no longer exist, and deny in 30 days when I don't provide.
I *think* any attorney could couch the records in precedent that would make it more difficult to ask for something they know doesn't exist. Logical?
If so, how does an attorney charge? Are they more likely to try for an appeal to get a bigger retro to have a portion of?
Attorneys have been derided, probably for good reason- since their existence.. have people been 'took' by a private attorney? What would you watch for?
And- Do you feel an attorney helped you more than going through the County officer would?
Last, how would you go about choosing one?
I'm sure this has been brought up before- links are helpful if so.
Really appreciate it- This was a real sore point for years and I'm so happy I found the receipts. I didn't feel any different- But an old friend, a long time ago, said I "really changed" after the illness.
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