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Entitlement - Veterans Compensation Benefits Claims
Once you know you are eligible for Veterans Disability Compensation, the question then becomes are you entitled to it by law. This is where to post those questions. it's OK, if you are feeling confused this is not at all unusual it can be a very confusing system. If you were injured in service and have a question about whether you are entitled to file a claim, post it here. Law 38C.F.R.3.4 (a)
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rated competent Found "Competent" by the V.A but......
I was proposed to be incompetent, so I presented all the evidence possible to convince the V.A. that although my injuries are extensive; I am competent. I waited for about 1 1/2 years for the V.A. to decide that I am in fact able to handle may own affairs and rate me "competent". According to the letter I am rated as competent and I shall continue to receive my full payment. However, I have not received any back payment or retroactive payment. When I called the Hot Line they told me that it will take between 10-45days to process. It is now 97days later and I still have not seen any action taken by the V.A.. As I continue to call them, they state that I do rate a large sum…
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Restless Leg Syndrome Secondary
Looking for some extra guidance. I go through a county VSO and they are a great asset to have but I always like to do my own research and last time i went in, the info i got from reading here and from the post i had helped out my award the last time. I am currently rated 10% for a lumbar strain. I am going through a C&P that is pending at this point. Prior to the C&P exam but after I filed, I had to have emergent surgery on my L5-S1 (i was falling constantly). In the claim, I filed for an increase in my low back strain, i filed for the bilateral leg weakness associated with the foot drop, bilateral radiculopathy, among many other things. Most pertaining to the bac…
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ptsd VA requesting SSDI medical but i don't contributed to SS
the VA status on ebenefits have this " We have requested copies of your disability medical records from Social Security. " but i dont recieve and i'm not able to receive ssdi because I never contributed to social security because my job as a teacher we don't contributed to ssdi but we do to our retirement. SO what can i don't to get them to remove this request so it doesn't hold up my claim ALSO in my app they made a mistake and put me in for an increase for PTSD but i never put in for an increase how do i get them to remove the increase because they want to set up another appt for the ptsd increase thanks
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Equitable Relief
Is a Veteran able to get their adult children into college after the time limit to do so has expired and years latter the Veterans claim decision has been 'Granted...?'
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Traumatic Brain Injury-Not Service Connected
I just got my decision back from the VA and they determined that my TBI was not related to my time in service....even though I am currently being treated for it at the VA for concussions due to parachute jumps and mortar fire while on deployment. How is that possible? Any advice on what to do now would be extremely appreciative.
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TBI -- NO CP Exam So Far?
Folks: I was injured early in my Army Career and was involved with a Tank Main Gun Explosion which is well recorded and documented in my records. I also have been rated for Bilateral hearing loss for the same explosion and am service connected at 10%. Anyway, my claim is in the review stage now and I have not been sent to a TBI CP exam yet? Also, it does not look like I am going to be sent to an exam based upon how the claim is moving. Anyway, is this common for TBI claims not to be sent for an exam? Has anyone out there had a similar experience before? I waited for this to be the last part of my claim because I was under the impression that TBI claims take a long time t…
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ptsd Denied Service Connection For Hearing Loss
Finally got my rating letter after doing an FOI. The original was lost in the mail. Berta asked me post the exact statement for my SC hearing loss denial from my rating letter. Her request came from a post I submitted in success stories and I will do so at the bottom of this post. To support my hearing hearing loss contention I submitted my incoming hearing test which had 10s across the spectrum. On my separation hearing test some nine years later there were pretty much 5s with one 10 and a 0. I think what got me was the C&P. The examiner opined that it was as likely as not to have happened in the service, but then checked no, and commented there was no medical eviden…
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Entitlement Question
Here's my situation: I was denied for right and left leg radiculopathy also claimed as sciatia in June 2011 initial claim February 2011. After VA re-evaluation October 2015 with an effective date of 31 July 15, I became 100% P& T and rated for: 1. Radiculopathy in the lower radicular group in the left upper side -40% 2. Radiculopathy in the lower radicular group on the right upper side - 30%. Question: I'm I entitled to back pay for the 40% and 30%? Are the 2011 denial claim and 2015 diagnosis the same? I appreciate any feedback.
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"Help" with getting a Earlier Effective Date
Here's my situation, I was recently rated 30% for tension and contraction headaches "effective date" December 2013, however I was already rated 0% August 2002 so here's my question, should I NOD for the 2002 as my Earlier Effective Date or is the 2013 correct?
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MEB/PEB Findings, need advice
Hello again everyone. I recently received my records from the National Archives. My case goes all the way back to 1988 when I first filed with VA for back pain and was denied (reason - preexisting condition), and again in 2006 and was denied again (reason - preexisting condition). I was hoping I would have been awarded due to a service aggravated condition. I've attached my MEB and PEB findings from 1988 and was hoping Berta, Asknod, along with any others, could take a look and give an opinion. I had no issues during basic training and AIT. I was injured two weeks prior to the start of active duty, after being in the reserves two years, in a motorcycle accident. I was inj…
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IMO
When it comes to VA disability claims doesn't an IMO from a specialist trump a VA doctor opinion in a rating decision?
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Comp back pay
So I'm confused on once your claim was rated and approved on how far your back pay went back. If I recall my va rep told me it would start the day your claim was filed. However I was reading on the va website that if you file within one year of seperation that it would start the day after seperation. I seperated nov 30, 2014 and filed Sept 1, 2015.
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