Eligibility - Veterans Compensation Benefit Claims

911 questions in this forum

1. Nash And Psyc Meds

   Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH is a common, often silent liver disease. Could this be rated bc it was caused due to excessive weight gain from hospitalization / psyc meds and or Hep A&B due to blood exposure in Afgan ?

   Asked by Warrior, July 12, 2015

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3. If It All Starts With The C-File, Then How The Heck Do We Get It?

   I call the VA and they hang up on me after they inform me I need to write a letter to the VARO in Baltimore. Ok what kind of letter? I visited the DAV there and the rep said that he completed a FOIA request for me but I don't see it in ebenes. I have sat on my 40% for over 20 years without 1/100th of the knowledge I've been learning through this site. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt I've been low balled. I have most of my military records but I don't want to send duplicates of what the VA has reviewed. However I do not know how my ratings were reviewed. Can anyone inform me on how to properly request my c-file? Thank you.

   Asked by ihateliver, July 10, 2015

   • c-file
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4. Additional Diagnosis

   I have a claim in process (Gathering Evidence), with 7 individual disabilities. My question: If the private treatment/clinical records from my HMO show additional disabilities not listed in my claim, will the VA Representative who is reviewing those HMO records, place them into my VA claim for rating? Example: I did not put in my claim Hearing Loss, MDD, Strokes-but they ARE in my medical records. I see now that I should have requested a VSR-my loss. Stationed in Thailand 1966-1969 Any help greatly appreciated!

   Asked by turtle5252, July 7, 2015

   • diagnosis
   • dr
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5. Question About Sinuses And Pyramiding

   Below is the chart on award percentages. My question is this: If you have sinusitis, let's say they would rate it at 50% for radical surgery, and you also had rhinitis with polyps, rateable at 30%, would they rate you individually for each, or would the take the higher rating of the two? They are separated from each other in the scale, but are affecting the same area / body system, which is why I am asking. These crossovers like this are still a bit confusing to me. Does anyone know? Schedule of Ratings tables for Sinusitis and Allergic Rhinitis: 6510 Sinusitis, pansinusitis, chronic. 6511 Sinusitis, ethmoid, chronic. 6512 Sinusitis, frontal, chronic. 6513…

   Asked by TALON II FE, July 7, 2015

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6. Bl Foot Claim

   Just wanted to share info on my claim that I'm going to submit along with a few other reopen claims. Any advice or comments will be appreciated. So I'm service connected for my lower leg BL shin splints 0% from running and have a few profiles LLD for this. Documented plantar fasciitis in my AD med records, noted foot pain on my seps exam. I separated in 07, saw my civilian PC 6 mos after seps with complaints of feet pain. He sent me to get xrays the radiologist says no fratures normal. So I said ok and continued to live with the pain. Up until sometime in 2009 I saw a foot specialist and he took xrays and said you have BL fractures in both your feet. Only rec…

   Asked by USN_HM_VSR, July 7, 2015

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7. hypertension New Diagnoses Agent Orange Exposure

   Good Evening Everyone, I have been browsing this site for a few hours. I did not find answers to what I have questions for. So I am hoping someone can advise me. My Father served in the Marine Corp In Vietnam from 7/1967 to 5/1970. It was determined that he was exposed to Agent Orange. Along with being on a registry for Camp Lejeune for water contamination. My Father wears AFO leg braces for the Neuropathy. He was falling a lot and I had discussed with his Primary Care Dr a few years back that I felt my father had the beginning stages of Parkinson's. The Dr sent him to the Neurologist at the VA. Which they did a EMG, along with a MRI. They found that my…

   Asked by SprayedandBetrayed, July 2, 2015

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8. ptsd Claim Date And Effective Date Question, Searched Forums And Internets

   Hello All, I have been reading the forums and am thankful for the useful information I have found. My claim was just settled tonight, based on Ebenefits, and said I was awarded 70%. My question comes from looking at the disability section on the website and it provides three different dates. I was wondering if there anyone knows for sure what would be the date the VA will look to award backpay. For reference it says something like: Strain, left knee (previously under dc 5257) service connected. Pre discharge Exam. 6/26/2014 Degenerative join disease, right shoulder (previously under dc 5201-5003)/ service connected/ pre-dischare exam/ 6/26/2014 PT…

   Asked by dlkorsak, July 1, 2015

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9. Advice For New Claims

   Hello, I am new to this site and am happy to see that there are a lot of folks on here who know the ins and outs of filing claims with the VA. Hopefully someone will be able to offer me advice on how I should proceed. I did not know until recently the issues I've been dealing with were covered by the VA, otherwise I would've started this years ago. I'll try to provide adequate detail. Background: Navy; Honorable discharge in 2003; Persian Gulf; did just about every job imaginable on the boat. Claims and questions: Scarring/pain: service medical record contains detailed record of surgery for removal of Basal Cell skin cancer on my face, including drawing, m…

   Asked by angryemu, June 30, 2015

   • advice
   • claims
   • compensation
   • disability
   • disability compensation
   • scar
   • tinnitus
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10. tdiu Prestabilization Rating

    I stole this out of another thread (Thanks Buck), I didn't want to hijack it, but I had never heard of this before and I am trying to figure out why not and why I can't get it? §4.28 Prestabilization rating from date of discharge from service. The following ratings may be assigned, in lieu of ratings prescribed elsewhere, under the conditions stated for disability from any disease or injury. The prestabilization rating is not to be assigned in any case in which a total rating is immediately assignable under the regular provisions of the schedule or on the basis of individual unemployability. The prestabilization 50-percent rating is not to be used in any case in…

    Asked by TALON II FE, June 25, 2015

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11. Cava: Question

    March, 13, 2015 was denied my petition for extraordinary relief In the nature of a writ of mandamus by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. it was denied what is this Judgment for??? Today I received a Judgment which only stated this.. The court has issued a decision in this case. The time allowed for motions under Rule 35 of the Courts Rules of Practice and Procedure has expired. Under Rule 36, judgment is entered and effective this date. Dated: June 22, 2015 That is all there was nothing else...anyone have any idea of what this means????

    Asked by MrPain7, June 24, 2015

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12. Initial Mh Eval

    Tomorrow afternoon I am going for my initial MH eval. Feels like the day I shipped out to boot camp, scared out of my mind!

    Asked by Andyman73, June 24, 2015

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13. Audiogram Hearing Test!

    What would this test show from a board certified otolaryngology MD & State certified License Audiologist. (IN PART) Audiogram was obtained showed his best hearing at 80 decibels on the right side at 1000 hertz, and 90 decibels on the left side at 1000 hertz. his hearing, his hearing at lower and higher frequencies was around 110 decibels on the right and he showed no hearing on the left side at a the higher and lower decibels. His Tympanograms are normal on both sides, His speech reception thresholds are at 95 decibels on the right side and 100 decibels on the left side. His Maryland CNC word discrimination score was at 0% at 95 decibels and at 44% on the right sid…

    Asked by Buck52, June 22, 2015

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