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My disclaimer:
Advice given on the forum is in no way a substitute for consulting with a competent Veterans law firm, such as one (you pick your favorite) on the NOVA advocate website. https://www.vetadvocates.org/directory/widget_search?current_page=1&sort_type=featured&filter={"additional_info.show-profile-on-sustaining-membership-directory"%3A+"yes"}&asset_type=company_user&display_type=default If you already have retained a law firm, then you should follow that law firms advice instead of hadit members advice. ONE REASON: Many law firms have access to your VBMS file, while hadit members do not. Your law firm may well know about issues …
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Tips for Sleep Apnea Secondary to PTSD/Mental Disorder Claims
Moderator, you might want to Pin this somewhere, as this seems to be a recurring trend. I have given out this information to others, but I will post it here so that others can find it rather than searching through the forum. First and foremost, claiming and getting sleep apnea secondary to PTSD or Mental disorder is not easy. I have personally seen more lost than won, however, it can be obtained and I myself have personally received it. If you had sleep apnea diagnosed while in active duty, it is usually a slam dunk........for the rest of those trying to get it, it could require a lot of work. I suggest trying to get it both direct and secondary service …
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The TOP 5: Regulations and case law which help Veterans win:
These are my favorite regulations/case law which frequently result in a win for Veterans: Feel free to add how YOU won your claim, including the regulation or case law. 1. Caluza Elements: If you filed for benefits and HAVE all 3 Caluza elements DOCUMENTED, your approval chances are good. a) Current diagnosis b) In service event or aggravation c) Nexus or doc opinion that your current diagnosis is at least as likely as not relate to your in service event. Source: Caluza vs Brown https://www.knowva.ebenefits.va.gov/system/templates/selfservice/va_ssnew/help/customer/locale/en-US/portal/554400000001018/content/554400000061412/Caluza-v.-Brown,-April-12,-1995,-7-…
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Better to report medical conditions while still in military!
I just wanted to let active military personal know that its a lot better to have any and all medical conditions reported or Documented while your still in the military. Do not Put off going to the Docs while your still in the military, a lot of us older Nam Vets put off going to the dispensary or sick call for aches and pains for (proud reasons or that it was just something we chalk up not to seek medical help . and THAT is a BIG MISTAKE ...for compensation claims purposes later on down the road after your out if you had any of your conditions documented while in military no matter what it is.. it makes it a lot easier for service connection to be …
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Unemployability and working in a sheltered environment such as a family business
For example: a veteran with PTSD works for a family friend’s business. The family friend provides the veteran with an office and duties that afford limited interaction with other people. The veteran’s salary pays his bills, and is over the current poverty threshold. Because the veteran’s job has been tailored to his individual needs (limited interaction with other people), his job is considered to be sheltered, and therefore falls under “marginal employment.” The VA cannot consider this job as being substantially gainful employment, and must not use it against him in determining IU. https://www.hillandponton.com/unemployability-iu-guide/ Marginal employment shall…
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Reminder No Political Discussions
The mission of the community is to help veterans help themselves and each other with their VA Disability Claims. Discussions that veer off this topic do not support the mission, especially when posted in the VA Claims forums. We do have a social chat forum for people to shoot the breeze. For over 20 years I have said the same thing over and over again, no politics. It's easy to slip into it a political discussion when talking about the government, but be vigilant. Facebook is a great place for these kind of discussions , hadit.com is not. When discussions starting separating R's and D's in no time at all things get heated and the focus of the admin and moderato…
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You can now put your Military Rank in your profile.You just need to go to your profile and edit it to add your military rank.
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Updating Home Page for Forum
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ptsd Tips for getting your questions answered.
I cannot answer individual claims questions. All VA Claims questions should be posted on our forums. Read the forums without registering, to post you must register it’s free. Register for a free account. Some Tips from one of our members on posting on the forums. 1. Post a clear title like ‘Need help preparing PTSD claim’ or “VA med center won’t schedule my surgery” instead of ‘I have a question’. Knowledgable people who don’t have time to read all posts may skip yours if your need isn’t clear in the title. I don’t read all posts every login and will gravitate towards those I have more info on. 2. Use paragraphs instead of one huge, rambling introduct…
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Finding information on HadIt.com
Search all of HadIt.com Here Finding information on HadIt.com First option Search there is a ton of information on HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran and your question has probably been asked before so the fastest way to find the information you are looking of is to search for it. Just type in the search box whatever you are looking for: Examples: va disability calculator agent orange symptoms va form 21-0958 development letter sent moved to pending decision and so on… The search engine is powered by Google so the same queries you would use in Google will work in our search. Worth…
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VA Disability Claims Articles, Tips and References
10 Tips to Help You Keep the Compensation and Pension Exam (C&P exam) in Perspective 100% Rating – How I Did It! – Member Ping Juice 2 Times Veterans Should Argue for an Earlier Effective Date. – Veterans Law Blog 3 Things You Want Out Of a DRO Review – VA DRO Hearings (Decision Review Officer) 38CFR4.1 Essentials of evaluative rating 4 Things Veterans Should Know about VA Sleep Apnea Disability Claims 5 Things to Know about the VA Appeals Process 6 Reasons to Keep Pursuing VA Claims and Appeals – AFTER you reach 100% 8 Steps to Improve Your VA Disabilit…
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Berta's Topics and Posts now on the menu...
Berta's Topics and Posts now on the menu. Under the activity tab is a link to all of Berta's topics and posts, we've had many requests for this in the past. Any other suggestions? Please feel free to let me know.
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additional monetary benefit over 100%
Many vets who use lawyers to submit their claims have reported they received an additional $400 or more than the regular standard benefit amount. I have been assigned 80% and TDIU to bring me to 100%. I do have some things debilitating for which other vets have been compensated. Do I submit another claim or just leave it alone?
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"Kiss it"
Keep It Simple Stupid My advice is not to try to impress your rater with how much you know about medicine, VA regulations, Service connection types. Why? For example, let's say YOU THINK you have PTSD, but never have been diagnosed by a doctor. The doctor may dispute your diagnosis and instead diagnose you with depression, bipolar or something else. Example: A. "I want to apply for benefits for a torn left anterior cruciate ligament secondary to my service connected temporal femur ligament hip joint". B Dont do it. Instead, say, "I want to apply for conditions of my shoulder, as well as conditions of my…
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Further Reading from VA.gov
How do I upload evidence online to support my disability claim?
If you’ve filed a claim for disability compensation, you can continue uploading more evidence for up to one year to support your claim. Evidence may include supporting documents like medical test results, doctor’s reports, and other records. Upload your evidence online now.
If you’re waiting for a decision on your disability claim, you can upload evidence to support that claim using our claim status tool.
Upload evidence using our claim status tool
Note: For any other type of document you’d like to submit online to us, please use the QuickSubmit tool through AccessVA.
If I filed a standard disability claim, when should I upload evidence?
Upload your evidence as soon as you can.
You can continue uploading documents for up to 1 year from the date we receive your claim. But, if you don’t provide any evidence or give us the information we need to help you get evidence within 30 days, we may make a decision on your claim earlier.
If we decide your claim early, you’ll still have the rest of the 1-year period to provide more information or evidence.
What happens if I upload more evidence after I’ve submitted a fully developed claim?
We’ll remove your disability claim from the Fully Developed Claims program and process it as a standard claim.
If we decide your claim earlier than 1 year from the date we received the claim, you’ll still have the rest of the year to provide any additional information or evidence.
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VA C and P Exam Do's and Don'ts
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A Guideline for your VA compensation and pension exam
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Some facts and reference on CUE (CLEAR UNMISTAKABLE ERROR)
broncovet posted a question in VA Disability Compensation Benefits Claims Research Forum,
Let's begin with the regulation on CUE:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/38/20.1403#:~:text=Clear and unmistakable error is,different but for the error.
The Cue error, therefore, needs to be all these things:
1. Undebatable.
2. Outcome determinative.
3. Based on the records VA has in their possession at the time of the decision. If VA was/is missing critical evidence, consider filing a 38 CFR 3.156 (new evidence) instead of CUE.
4. May be filed at any time, such as after the one year appeal period expired.
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What CUE is NOT:
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Rattler posted an answer to a question,
Let me give you some guidance. But first I have to ask some questions.
Did you file an "intent to file" with the VA. What this means is you filed with the VA saying I want to file a claim for XX. An "intent to file" claim basically says you are going to provide the VA with more information with in one years time. (Service Medical Records, Doctors Reports outside of the VA Etc.)
If you did not do an "intent to file" you filed a direct claim and you have started the claims process. Each can be time sensitive.
Hopefully I can give you a step by step on how to do this.
1. If you have not done so you will need to get your military records including you military medical records.
You need to do this now. You military records can take 1 to 3 Mo.
Your VA records can take 8 to 9 Mo.
Without them you are kind of shooting in the dark.
You need to sign-up with the VA at https://www.va.gov/?next=loginModal .
I recommend you use Login.gov to get your login above the others as it seems to work better than the others
https://secure.login.gov/sign_up/enter_email
This way you can track you claims, apply for other VA benefits'.
2. Go to the Non-VA doctors that have diagnosed you with XXX and get there medical records. Go through the records and pull out ONLY the ones that say you have XXX and submit ONLY THE RECORS THAT PROVE YOUR CLAIM. I can not stress this enough. The VA people who review your claim do not have the time to read through 500 pages of your medical history to pick out the 2 pages that says you have XXX. This will hopefully speed up your claim.
3. The quickest way to submit stuff to the VA is at this address. https://eauth.va.gov/accessva/#forVeterans . This is why you need to get the VA access through Login.gov.
Use the Quick Submit button and follow the instructions.
This should get you going in the right direction.
Two words to the wise.
1. Do not rely on Youtube or other videos on the internet. There is a lot of misinformation out there. There is a lot of old information that doesn't work in today's VA.
2. When seeking a VSO with a veterans service veterans service organization the first words out of your mouth should be, "Do you have VBMS access." VBMS access is real time access to your VA claims file. There are a lot veterans service organization that have suto VSO that kind of only do intake for veterans service organization. What I mean by this is they are not "VA Certified Claims Agents." they are only trained by the veterans service organization to fill out forms and submit them via fax or mail. Only "VA Certified Claims Agents" have VBMS access.
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Knowledgeable people who don’t have time to read all posts may skip yours if your need isn’t clear in the title. I don’t read all posts every login and will gravitate towards those I have more info on. Use paragraphs instead of one massive, rambling introduction or story.
Again – Make it easy for others to help. If your question is buried in a monster paragraph, there are fewer who will investigate to dig it out.
How To Post
Post a clear title like
‘Need help preparing PTSD claim’ or “VA med center won’t schedule my surgery” instead of ‘I have a question."
This gives members a starting point to ask clarifying questions like “Can you post the Reasons for Denial of your claim?”
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Your first posts on the board may be delayed before they appear as they are reviewed. The review requirement will usually be removed by the 6th post. However, we reserve the right to keep anyone on moderator preview.
This process allows us to remove spam and other junk posts before hitting the board. We want to keep the focus on VA Claims, and this helps us do that.
