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Elementary Question On Cue
Can I file the CUE to the BVA? Am I obligated to file it at the RO first? Can I file to both at the same time? Thanks.
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Vamc Contacted Me In Regards To 2 New C&p's Requested By The Varo
Greetings, I just received a call from the VAMC, and was told they have have set me up for 2 more C&P's (total of 5) I have taken 1 so far. I was contacted by the director of the C&P. She informed me that the RO had wanted more exams. I refuse to let the issue go. I asked her why am I having so many C&P exams with so many different doctors? (I am rated at 100% T&P) I informed her that I have never had so many a one time. I asked her point blank what the new ones were for. She said the RO had sent her 10 pages of issues that need to be addressed (ie: 1151 & Federal Tort) she said that yes it was indeed for those issues, it has nothing to do wit…
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Military Specific Job Hazards/exposures
I was thinking the other day about all the chemical exposure I had whil in the navy. Back in the 70's there was no Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), No Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). No one gave a 2nd thought. Working on 5 inch gun mounts I was exposed to PD 680 dry cleaning solvent, I remember having my arms imersed upto my elbows in it. I remember being covered with hydraulic fluid. How about redlead paint, or zinc chromate or the the best of all 117 Blue stuff.................... So I wondered if there is a data base with this kind of info in it, or could we start one? I want to be pro active in the Veterans Arena!
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What A Mess...
I continue to send Substantive Appeals and CUE's to the VARO here in Louisiana. They are doing nothing because my husband's file is in Washington, D.C. in line for a CVA hearing. Whenever that takes place. His file is now at the VA GC's office for something like another month. In the meantime, I cannot persuade the VARO to look at the rating decisions it has already issued my husband, because they are paying him incorrectly. As I posted here before, he is at 100%, but being paid at 90%, and the VARO here insists we're wrong. We're not wrong. The Appeals Management Center took a look at copies of the rating decisions I faxed, and agreed with me. They say they canno…
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Medical Opinion Might Not Be Material Evidence
This kind of grabbed me and said -- hey I might be important to someone. " a medical opinion is not material evidence if relies on wholly inaccurate historical facts. " I have no idea if this is currently in effect - but hope it helps someone. carlie Rescinded per M21-1, Part III, Change 44, dated 8/31/95 Veterans Benefits Administration M21-1, Part III Department of Veterans Affairs Change 27 Washington, DC 20420 January 31, 1994 Veterans Benefits Administration Manual M21-1, Part III, "Authorization and Clerical Procedures," is changed as follows: Pages 1-i through 1-12: Remove these pages and substitute pages 1-i through 1-13 attached. …
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My Congressman's Office Wants To Know
I wrote my congressman a 5 page typed letter yesterday and faxed it to his office. I got a call today from his office and the guy asked me what I wanted the VA to do..................I got so pissed I couldnt talk, The obvious answer is I want the VA to do the right thing! If you have not read my recent post, you should read them before replying to this post http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2635&hl= http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2713 I told him this morning I was on my way to the VA hospital-----and I was. I told him I would call him back tonite. What should I tell this guy I want???????? On another note, today the …
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Need Some Guidance
My husband has several claims in to the VARO. Some remands from the BVA, some new claims as a result of the BVA hearing. He had C & P exams set up for all of these claims and he went to each. One of the C & P exam reports was horrendous. Nothing in the report was at all accurate. Wrote the report based on a condition that my husband does not now have or never has had. What happened to what he was supposed to be writing the report on? We can't figure that out. He also had another C & P exam, by the same examiner, whereby he never even bothered to write up a report at all. During the examination, the examiner really seemed to be speaking in our favor, b…
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Appeal Questions.
I'm trying to put together the appeal letter and I have a tendancy to go on a rant and show how incompetent the rater (and ultimately, the service center manager) was in my husband's denials. Of course, I know that won't help anything, so I rant on paper and then go back and edit it all out. :P Anyone else do that? Here's a question. Can a NOD be sent directly to the BVA instead of taking it through the VARO? There are so many blatant (undebatable) errors that I don't know whether to give the VARO a chance to correct them or go straight to the BVA, hoping it will at least slap their hands for the incompetence. I would like to surprise them with my findings of all the m…
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ptsd Claim Status
like I said call me back or see me in your office but they are going to talk to me, I went to the VARO and saw the SO, he pulled up the appeals screen and it showed three listings Form 9 BVA Traveling board, a SSOC and a NOD, I have 3 recent C&P exams that should SC my heart problems and my PTSD at the P&T rate, then they can drop the rest of it, I don't think prosriasis is going to kill me, if it does it will be a first and I an tired of fighting with these peoole it's either going to be my heart or an OD that gets me, so why worry about the minor issues. I don't need that much boredom relief. But yea everything is still on go, I did make him question why they…
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tdiu How To Complete Form Iu 21-8940
I accidently posted my question in the wrong forum so I am reposting it in this one. B) I am rated at 70% and was sent VA form 21-8940 for Indiviual Unemployability to complete for verification of income and VA form "Employment Questionnaire". I am self employed and don't know what amount should be put in box #16 item F on the Individual Unemployability form? Is it my gross monthly income for my business before expenses? or what I put in my pocket after expenses? On the Employment Questionnaire what would go in box 4F? I was told by a VA employee at the regional office in Lansing MI that the dollar amount the VA looks at is my net income after expenses. I was t…
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Extra Schedular
Can someone explain this to me? Is this where you can get above and beyond whats normal % because of extinguating (sp?) circumstances?
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1151 Status Now They Have Me Confused
I emailed the VA as to the status of my cases as I was told on the phone that it was categorized as an increase for the 1151 and that I would be hearing from them within 60 days . thought I might bet a better response from a email ,this is what they said..,my claims file is with the Pre-Determination team .My cases that are under appeal will be addressed AFTER my current 1151 claim and my claim for IU are completed. Went on to say that a VCAA letter will be sent for IU and once they receive that and any other information I wish to summit for IU that my claims file will then be sent to the rating team to address the issues of 1151 and IU following the completion of those…
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