Still Being Paid W/o Dependents

[luvHIM]

I sent in the form 21-686c with initial award and now being awarded rest of appeal without dependents...still.

How long does it take for VA to process this form adding dependents?

Do I get the retro for them, also?

Got SOC...not award letter, yet. But on Friday I did get call from accounting about "substantially large" retro check and they were needing my direct deposit info. I already sent that into to them when I filed.

My main concerns now are about getting dependents added.

What other benefits come along with a 100% P&T benefit award?

Thanks, in advance, for your responses!

[jbasser]

You are entitled to champ va, chapter 35 education benefits for your wife, kids, life insurance premuim waiver, armed forces identificcation and MWR at military bases, Commissary, exchange privledges, level 2 rooms at shades of green at WDW.

Chack into your states benefits also. Maybe property tax breaks, education benefits, hunting/fishing license and awhole lot more.

J

[carlie]

luvHIM,

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE CONNECTED DISABLED VETERANS

EVALUATION BENEFITS

0% To 20%

•Certification of Eligibility for home loan guaranty.

•Home loan guaranty fee exemption.

VA Priority medical treatment card.

•Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling under title

38 USC Chapter 31 (must be at least 10%)

•Service Disabled Veterans insurance (Maximum of $10,000 coverage) must file within 2 years from date of new

service connection.

10 point Civil Service Preference (10 points added to Civil Service test score).

Clothing allowances for veterans who use or wear a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance (artificial limb, braces, or wheelchair) or use prescribed medications for skin condition, which tend to wear, tear or soil clothing.

•Temporary total evaluation (100%) based on hospitalization for a service connected disability in excess of

21 days; or surgical treatment for a service connected disability necessitating at least 1 month of convalescence or immobilization by cast, without surgery of more major joints.

30% In addition to the above:

•Additional allowances for dependent(s) [spouse, child(ren), step child(ren), helpless child(ren), full-time students between the ages 18 to 23, and parent(s)]

•Additional allowances for a spouse who is a patient in a nursing home or helpless or blind or so nearly helpless or blind as to require the aid and attendance of another person.

40% In addition to the above:

•Automobile grant and/or special adaptive equipment for an automobile provided there is loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, loss or permanent loss of one or both hands or permanent impaired vision of both eyes with central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in better eye.

•Special adaptive equipment may also be applied for if there is ankylosis of one or both knees or one or both hips.

50% In addition to the above:

•VA Medical outpatient treatment for any condition except dental.

•Preventive health care services.

•Hospital care and medical services in non-VA facilities under an authorized fee basis agreement.

60% In addition to the above:

•Increased compensation (100%) based on individual Unemployability (applies to veterans who are unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due to service connected disability)

100% In addition to the above:

•Dental treatment.

•Department of Defense Commissary privileges.

•Veteran’s employment preference for spouse.

•Waiver of National Service Life Insurance premiums.

•National Service Life insurance total disability income provisions.

•Specially adapted housing for veterans who have loss or permanent loss of use of both lower extremities or the loss or blindness in both eyes having light perception only plus loss or permanent loss of one lower extremity or the loss or permanent loss of use of one lower extremity with loss or permanent loss of use of one upper extremity or the loss or permanent loss of use of one extremity together with an organic disease which affects the function of balance and propulsion as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes or wheelchair.

•Special home adaptation Grant (for veterans who don’t qualify for Specially Adapted Housing) may be applied for if the veteran is permanently and totally disabled due to blindness in both eyes with visual acuity or 5/200 or less or loss of or permanent loss of use of both hands.

100% (Permanent and Total) in addition to the above:

•Civilian Health and Medical Program for dependents and survivors (ChampVA)

•Survivors and dependents education assistance

[luvHIM]

Thanks for responding...so what about the other two issues

1) Retro for "w/dependents"

2) How long before they get added in...anyone know?

[luvHIM]

oh yeah...how do you get the commissary/exchange priviliges...do they (VA) just send you the paperwork or something?

[broncovet]

luvhim

How long it takes for dependents depends on your regional office, and if they are still shredding documents or not.

I have been trying to get dependents benefits since 2002, and have been unable to do so in spite of multiple requests.

If your Regional Office does not shred documents, then you may get them in a couple of years.

The VA moves like a glacier..a couple inches per year.

[broncovet]

Commisary/exchange priveleges require a letter from the VARO specifically stating that.

People make it out like once you get P&T you automatically get discounts on your home taxes, free license plates, etc. However, you have to go through more hassels to get every single benefit. There is no automatic..you still have to mail requests to the license bureau, hope they dont loose your request, etc.

In Ohio, non Vets can get license plates by going to the local office and pay the money and get them.

However, disabled Vets must jump through a bunch of hoops: Request forms, mail them in With your car title (hope they dont loose the title to your car), Wait for weeks on them to respond, if every I is dotted and every T crossed, you might get your license plates as long as there are no bureacratic snafus.

The right hand deliberately does not know what the left hand is doing. The VA and state government share information when it is in their best interest to do so. However, there is no such sharing of information when it comes to benefits for Veterans. You have to prove everything every time..more paperwork again and again, even when it is already on computer that you have a VA disability.

They want you to play ring around the rosey so that some people will just say forget it and pay for things they should get free. Then they take your money and keep it.

It is just like a mail in rebate..they know many people will forget to mail their rebate and then loose the receipts.

Edited May 12, 2009 by broncovet