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shieldsy71
Hopefully someone can help me out with this one. I'm 70% service connected for my back, knees, ankles and mood disorder/depression. I had surgery in the beginning of March to replace a ruptured tendon in my ankle. I'm service connected for both ankles at 0%. The surgery was done by a civilian orthopedic surgeon through the Veterans Choice program.
I have an attorney working on an appeal of a claim I put in that was denied. After the surgery, the attorney also put in a claim for an increase for both ankles, for convalescent pay for the surgery (I've been in a cast or boot since the surgery and will be in a brace until June) and to have my claims expedited. My doctor a letter staying that my total recovery time will be 11 to 12 weeks. He's also providing a letter to my attorney that my ankle will never be the same even after surgery. I haven't been able to work since June and I'm on the edge of homelessness.
To make a long story a little shorter, I'm trying to figure out when I'll get the convalescent pay. Can they approve that and give it to me first or do I have to wait until everything is adjudicated? Thanks in advance.
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Buck52, thank you for the advice. I already used my VocRehab a couple years after I got out. I used it to get my bachelor's degree to get into finance. Even went on to get my MBA with what I had left
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