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ptsd Wannabee?
This is odd- I guess they never verified the guy's stressor in the first place- The comp was stopped on his PTSD due to fraud. http://www.va.gov/vetapp05/files3/0523490.txt
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Goldmon Eye Test/ 90% Vision Lost
Goldmon Eye Test/ 90% vision lost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I went in today for my C&P exam for vision loss. I have a 90% of vision on a permonent basis and when I have a migraine headache my vision is lost for up to 4 to 5 days at a time for a total 100% loss of vision in one. The Dr is going to give me a "Goldmon Eye Test Nex week and then I will be rated. Anybody care to help me understand what this might end up being rated. I am currently 100% scheduler, the Dr said he will be writing this as a P&T issue. I saw a neurologist yesterday as part of this issue and he said the same this. P&T for sure. I …
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Temporary Disability
My husband may need heart surgery again(it's been 9 yrs since his last by-passes), and I thought I saw somewhere about temporary disability. He is not sc for heart, but sc for depression. Can anyone tell me anything about this? Thanks, sbrewer
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What Is My Next Step?
Hi All I am working on a claim for two previous final BVA decisions one from 1979 and another from 1982. My question is, should I first file an appeal with the CVA or seek a CUE? If I do file the appeal wiith the CVA first, do I mail it directly to them or do I have to go through the VA? Thanks
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tinnitus Help Please
Vet files original claim for SC on 7-31-1978 while in-patient at VA hosp. ( 1 issue request for SC disab. comp. on claim is chronic otitis media, ( 1 issue request for SC disab. comp. for hearing loss. ( More issues but not necessary for this now ) Vet has 1st C&P on 10-5-1978 At 1st C&P ever, four months from RAD , doc says, 1) chronic otitis media shown in service by dates of ________, ____________, and ________, all treated with antibiotics . at this examination no current signs of otitis. 2 ) hearing loss shown in service and noted on discharge physical. at this examination, all 4 tuning forks heard bilaterally. TINNITUS ALLEDGED. …
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Reassurance
Hey there out in cyberspace. I'm only posting my response to a PM, not the PM I received because I need to know if i'm giving the right guidance here. It 's a response to a private PM so please don't ask me where it came from, but I will appreciate all comments on the response just to reassure myself I'm thinking right. carlie "Have you filed a NOD and gotten a receipt from the VA that they got it ? Better save that signed receipt ! If your close in mileage to the RO I would go in person to see if I could find out more. Did you get your records ? Put all your evidence together correctly in that NOD ? Did you address EACH ISSUE SEPARETLY in the NOD. Wer…
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Hello
So will have to sit and wait, of course not as long as so many of you have.
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Rating
Hi everyone! What do mean when VA say your claim is at the raters?. Does this mean that your claim is going to be approved? Thanks!
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ptsd Ouestion
Currently 50% SC for PTSD, 10% SC for Tinitus, and 0% SC Bilateral Hearing Loss Most of the time, I think my depression is my greatest concern. Question is; "Should it be rated secondary to the PTSD or is it simply recognized by the raters as a symptom of the PTSD"? Don
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ptsd Ptsd Award
Good morning, I got my brown envelope yesterday-30%-althoughI'm grateful for that I also think it is low. Under the reasons they listed that I am a combat veteran (VN),with a CIB, Bronze star, Purple Heart and Air Medal. They did not mention my Arcom with V device. " A higher evaluation of 50 % is not warranted unles there is reduced reliability and productivity due to symtoms as: flattened affect: circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotypoed speech; panic attacks more than once a week; difficulty in understanding complex commands, etc, etc. My VA c&p intern gave a gaf of 69, my va social worker gave me a gaf of 50, my va meds psychiatrist gave me a gaf of 50, an…
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Digestive Diseases And Ratings
The following is an excerpt from a letter sent to my SO. He believes that the stricture would still be grouped and I still disagree. Could someone please check to see if I am messed up or give advice on how to approach a NOD. Thanks. The following issue is one of the concerns I have about the inaccuracy of the VA rating decision. I have been diagnosed with the following digestive diseases, Hiatal Hernia, GERD, IBS, H.Pylori infection, Schatzki Ring, Upper Esophageal Stricture, and Eosinophilic Esophagitis. They have all been currently grouped under diagnostic code 7346 Hernia Hiatal as per sections § 4.113 and § 4.114 of the CFR. I believe that the esophageal …
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Va Office Of Research & Development-national_meeting/2006/
VA Office of Research & Development http://www1.va.gov/hsrd/about/national_meeting/2006/
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