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Mike Pride Without newspapers, would we know? - Concord Monitor
Mike Pride Without newspapers, would we know? Concord Monitor, NH - 7 hours ago Its reporters brought the problems to light after a long, difficult, expensive investigation. Without them, the conditions at Walter Reed would have gone on ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&c...gFJL-sgG6s73AAg
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Va Advance Directive: Living Will & Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care
VA Advance Directive: Living Will & Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care 6/5/2003 12/2006 6pgs http://www.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-0137-fill.pdf WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ADVANCE DIRECTIVES 1/8/2007 1pg http://www.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-0137B.pdf Your Rights Regarding Advance Directives - fillable 1/8/2007 1 pg http://www.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-0137A-fill.pdf
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Received Award Letter...finally
Well on April 5 2007 I received my golden envelope with they award letter in it. This was from my initial claim from Oct. 2005. I did receive an award in Oct. 06, but the 2nd claim was deferred for additional development. Well I got 10% SC for my knee for osteoarthritis , but of course kept my combined rating the same (va math...gotta love it). I am happy with this decision it was right on in my opinion. In any case, In Nov. 06 my vet rep and I submitted for IU, within days of my initial award. In this award letter is stated that the IU was deferred pending a C&P. Well today I received a certified letter for a C&P for May 17th. Wow much faster than the las…
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Best Way To Fight Effective Dates
I am pretty much content with the results of my last DRO review (2nd one) I am 100% Schedular, but not until april 2007. The three years prior I was at 80% then bumped to 90%, its like they did everything in their power not to give the 100% until this month, thus no back pay. Being retired military the only way I get back pay would be at the 100 % level. I sure would like to get 3 years off 100% retro, anyone know of good ways to fight effective dates?
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tinnitus What The Heck --- ? ? ? ?
http://www.va.gov/vetapp07/files1/0700312.txt Citation Nr: 0700312 Decision Date: 01/05/07 Archive Date: 01/17/07DOCKET NO. 01-03 411A ) DATE ) )On appeal from theDepartment of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, FloridaTHE ISSUES1. Entitlement to service connection for generalized osteoarthritis.2. Entitlement to service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease.REPRESENTATIONAppellant represented by: The American LegionATTORNEY FOR THE BOARDDouglas E. Massey, CounselINTRODUCTIONThe veteran served on active duty from April 1955 to April 1958 with the U.S. Army. He subsequently had over 19 years of service in the Air Force Reserves, …
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How Do You Stop Email Notification Of Replies To A Particular Thread?
How do you stop email notification of replies to a particular thread that you're no longer interested in following? Thanks, ts
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Second C&p Exam Ordered After Submitting Imo
After reading hadit for a couple of months I am beginning to see some trends that the VA seems to use to get our claims off track. For those of you who are long time readers, this may be old hat. But, for my benefit and the benefit of other newbies (and those who read for weeks like I did before joining), I ask you: 1. Have you ever had the VA order a second (or subsequent) C&P exam after you sent in an Indepedent Medical Opinion (IMO) that supported your position? 2. Did the VA use the additional C&P exam to refute your IMO? Or, more to the point as I understand the VA rating system, did they "weigh" their own evidence more than they did your IMO? 3.…
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Soc - Is It Clearly Marked As A Soc?
I have, to the best of my knowledge, never had a SOC issued. I had the VA issue me a letter denying my claim and then, three years after the DAV sent in a NOD, they sent me a DRO Decision Letter. But, I have never had a SOC that I know of. I have never been sent a Form 9. How do you tell if correspondence from the VA is a SOC? Is a SOC clearly marked in the header as being a Statement of Case? Thanks, ts
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Medical Power Of Attorney (poa) For Spouse
Betrayed has suggested to me in another thread to get a medical power of attorney (POA) for my spouse which I think is an excellent idea. Does anyone have a link to a standard VA medical POA the VA would honor so I won't have to pay an attorney for one? Do you think the VA would honor a POA form from another hospital? I know I've signed one before prior to surgery for decisions made for that specific event. Maybe my local hospital would have a standard medical POA and the VA would accept that. Any ideas, suggestions, or links to an inexpensive way to get a medical POA that the VA would honor would be appreciated. ts
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ptsd Bath Vamc Gets
Our local VAMC passed 900 inspection issues recently and got a Gold Seal of Approval from JHACO. Bath VAMC has 12,500 patients -inpatient admissions were 1,900 of these vets in 2006. Althought this hospital has always had the consistently highest rating for cleanliness in the Nation-and excelled in many other ways- It was their medical errors well over a decade ago that caused my husband to die.That was due to a few doctors and certainly not all- Some of the best people I ever met work there- This VAMC has come a long way. They just got a new 16 slice CT scanner-and they have a new museum on the grounds. Their alcohol and drug abuse program is excellent …
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