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  1. Volunteer Positions

    If you are inclined to volunteer, let me know if any of this looks interesting or if you have something in mind. If you can, great if you can't, no hard feelings. Do you have time to fill any volunteer needs? Content Creator - You need ideas and knowledge to share and a spark of creativity. On top of that, you need to enjoy learning and have the patience and fortitude to keep going. Yes, other skills can help. If you plan on producing written content, then being a great writer helps. If you are putting out a podcast, the audio editing experience is advantageous. But, production skills can be learned or hired out. Truly, anyone with content to share …

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  3. HadIt.com 26th Anniversary Jan 20 1997 -2023

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  4. HadIt.com MERCH -Get Yours Now and Spread the Word

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  5. 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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  6. NEWS - HadIt.com - Update HadIt.com To Remain Open

    NEW!!! HadIt.com Veteran to Veteran To Remain Open A group of volunteers has stepped up to keep HadIt.com up and running. We need more volunteers and we would love your input on the future. Join us at one of the following Zoom Meetings to be a part of the conversation. Dec 17, 2022 14:00 MST Jan 7, 2023  14:00 MST Jan 14, 2023 14:00 MST

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  7. VA Ratings Calculator Fixed! Add Your Percentages Using VA Math.

    Was finally able to hire a programmer who got the calculator fixed. Check it out here https://www.hadit.com/va-disability-calculator/

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  8. Ignore a Member Feature: How do you ignore a member?

    You have the option of choosing to Ignore a member. Below is a video showing you how to do it. (If you find this video helpful and would like a video on something else let me know and if possible I will get it done for you.)

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  9. Help Wanted for working HadIt.com

    Looking for Volunteers to work on the site with me. We would use Zoom to meet and discuss projects. A few of the things Volunteers needed for: Copy Editor Content Writer Choosing images for posts SEO skills Demonstration videos Write Forum Documentation Social Media PHP programming and other skills you feel might be useful and would like to volunteer. Please PM me if you are interested.

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  10. Celebrating 25 years! Thank you for making this possible!

    Celebrating 25 years! Thank you for making this possible. https://Hadit.com/about

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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16.  Helped by HadIt.com? Add your testimonial - Read others

    HadIt.com Providing Veterans with reliable VA disability claims and benefits information. Helped by HadIt.com? Add your testimonial - Read others

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  17. You can now put your Military Rank in your profile.

    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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  18. Updating Home Page for Forum

    Will be Updating Home Page for Forum so the page will change from time to time over the next few weeks as I get it set up. Feel free to comment here on the changes.

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  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. HadIt.com Member Discount on the Veterans Law Blog

    HadIt.com Member Discount on the Veterans Law Blog Save 10% on Veterans Law Blog with the following coupon codes eBooks and Training Manuals use coupon code hadit Veterans Law Blog Membership use coupon code hadit2016

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  24. Tdui - beginner

    Hey guys, I am wanting to file for tdui. I am at 80% combined. 70% MH stacked with anxiety/depression, sleep disturbance (insomnia) due to chronic pain and 20% for clavicle fracture nonunion. I have claims in for tinnitus and migraine and increase on shoulder. I have done all this on my own to this point. I am self employed so I have a protected work environment, I often start late, miss days, etc from not sleeping and being exhausted. So TDIU would be sought after for missed work and being in a protected work environment. I have lay statements to support this but don’t really have much else to include other than maybe pictures of my office/workspace and the mods I’ve mad…

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  25. Effective 16APR2023 Bilateral Factor change!!

    In some cases, a bilateral factor actually makes it harder to get a higher rating, primarily due to rounding issues. If you do a bilateral factor you only get 1 number to round up. If you don't combine them it can result in 2 numbers being rounded up, resulting in a higher rating. Effective 16APR23 38CRF 4.26 is being revised to say "except as provided in para (d) of this section when a partial disability results from disease or injury of both arms........" etc. Para D is being revised to say "Exception- in cases where the combined evaluation is lower than what could be achieved by not including one or more bilateral disabilities in the bilateral factor calculation, …

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