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Penelope
I have been Service Connected at 60% for chronic fatigue syndrome for more than 20 years. I have started the process of filing a claim for unemployability. During that process, I looked at my rated disabilities in ebenefits and found that it is noted as Systemic condition - general, 60% service connected with an effective date of 1999. My BVA decision was written in 1998 and the effective date of my rating was back to 1994. I talked to a Service Officer and they said they didn't know why it was listed in the system like this, but as long as I had my decision I should ignore it. My concern was, and is, that it shows the wrong date and that difference means the difference between a protected rating and a non-protected rating.
I called VA and they set up an inquiry and I would be notified in a few weeks. Tonight, I looked at ebenefits and found that the systemic line and effective date have not changed, but now I have 2 other disabilities listed as not service connected. Not only that, but I never applied for any other disability rating other than Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and to my knowledge I don't have these other disabilities. The first is Brain disease due to trauma and the other is a Brain or spinal cord condition - general. I have no idea where they came up with this. Both state under decision that they are not service connected.
My concern is that these two items could have a negative impact on my unemployability claim. I am not sure what to do about any of it. When I spoke to the person on the phone a few weeks ago, they said they would send me a letter with regard to their decision. Maybe it is on its way and they can explain this to me.
Your thoughts on what to do would be appreciated.
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VA recently had to review over 24,000 claims regarding TBI ( Brain injury due to trauma in service). Have you ever claimed any type of head trauma in or after service? They might have mixed
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yes it should be..you are already SC so now its just a matter of them reading your medical evidence & pulling your SS Records to see when you last paid income tax go back to 2012 for your re
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