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christopher great news! great job hanging in, it can be so tough ... glad you found and us and we could be of help, the knowledge you gained is valuable if you are up to it help another veteran and pass the word about hadit.com!

A few links for you when you are waiting for your C and P exam. Articles Things to do at a Compensation and Pension Exam Compensation and Pension Examination Worksheets by disability - These Disability Examination Worksheets are in use both by the doctors of VHA (Veterans Health Administration) who do the disability examinations and by the rating specialists, hearing officers, and Decision Review Officers of VBA (Veterans Benefits Administration) who do the disability evaluations.

sorry about that, i fixed it so yo can choose more than one now.

mark good catch i added a No Changes and that should work

it seems that more are in favor of splitting the forums, i've set up a test forum that shows all the splits and you can view it here http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showforum=43 you can't post in it yet i have a few more tweaks to do, but you will be able to see how the split looks the poll closed with the following totlas split the forum 59.30% don't split the forum 40.70% tbird

great news all, the down after you get 100% is common, for many of us, kind of anti climatic, you have all this fight and adrenalin and you get a letter and it's all done, you just need to be aware that is happens to many of us and like any battle you need some time to decompress from it.

it sounds normal to me as long as is he is being paid at 100% and you get your retro, not much but some, i am glad we could be of assistance we have some great folks on this site that day after day they come here to help each other, it's really something special.

sounds like they rated you a 100% schedular which it would seem make the TDIU moot, since you are already 100% it would seem if they gave you the Chapter 35 information that they have also made you permanent. Once the check hits the bank, call the va 800 number and ask for a letter that states you are total and permanent, the letter can be used for state benefits and it is very helpful. also if you were under 50% before make sure you request your co-pays from the effective date of your claim. i also applied for tdiu and they came back with 100% schedular, and now i am total and permanent it all works out the same money wise.

lots of information on the site about informal claims check these links http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%...G=Google+Search

excellent berta i've created a page on the main site for this information now you can just refer folks to this link http://www.hadit.com/ptsd_stressors.html

i heard they were doing that because some veterans were selling their pain meds on the street. i've heard they've even had problems with some veterans getting free bus passes and selling them. ugh, some screw it up for all. from what i've heard and remember this is all scuttlebutt that if you are on pain meds they do test to see if you are taking them. i don't know if they are doing drug tests every time they do labs, i had a ton of blood tests run the other day the doc didn't say anything about a drug test, but i'm not on any pain medicine.

search for VETSNET at va.gov http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&new...i=&safe=off search for Nepotism on va.gov http://www.google.com/search?num=100&h...amp;btnG=Search VA Office of Inspector General List of Reports Issued 1987 -2008 http://www.va.gov/oig/publications/reports-list.asp

that is wonderful news, i have a bad time with memory also bought an iphone and loved it set it up to remind me to do everything. though i dropped it in water and now it is a paper weight i am saving up to get another one. i used it like crazy, my email synch to it and calendar aslo. it was great. i did get a gps for my car and his helped cut down the panic when i drive. i hope you have great luck with both your new toys, i think they are really excellent tools.

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haven't offended me, i'm only 52 but i can tell, i'm getting cranky, and have to constantly work on having patience. of course i live alone with my dog, so mostly i am just cranky with myself, a little cranky to the dog, but then she justs gives me an adoring look and all is forgiven. she kisses me and we go on. the website work can be very consuming for me, my focus is not as good as it once was and i have to shut everyone out for several hours a day to get anything done, no phone calls or chats and then by the time i finish working i'm just brain dead and not much up for phone calls. i've been in this mode for a few months where i work on the site and sleep and that's about it i have to work harder on taking care of myself, i'm not very good at that. even a post with supportive words are a great help to many of us here.

i am big fan google also, you may want to take a look at our search page http://www.hadit.com/search.html it has information on how to get the results you want search tips.

i'm not sure what could be causing this, perhaps another geek will chime in.

even the bass are happy for you B)

wowie wowie this is great news do something nice for you and the boss, take it easy on yourself it can be a bit overhwelming. congratulations very happy for you.

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i ran into an old friend , also a vietnam vet, who works for ss. he too is 50%ptsd as i am. i told him of my nod for 10 more for tinnitiss. he asked for my ss # and c-file #, i hope thats okay. he said he'd check to see where i'm at in process. i'm trying to get tdiu, based on my problems concentrating on job because of ptsd i've hurt myself 3 times over past 2 years and afraid i may hurt others. i'm off work at present due to last injury. self employed. so i'm asking what if any order do you file for these different things. does it hurt to have ss look into your c-file? it felt good to have someone to talk to that understood my problems and he was the only other person i opened up to in40 years, other than a hour with my c&p examer. my son is due home from iraq for 3rd time in june so plase keep him in your prayers, and i hope he never has to deal with hadit if you know what i mean. thank you for all your help. Kid Irish

good catch

you may find the following helpful Compensation and Pension Exams Do's and Don'ts Successful Claims A Veterans Benefits Raters View Mental Disorders (Except Initial PTSD and Eating Disorders) Compensation and Exam Worksheet hope this helps out

Veterans must be permanent and total either schedular or TDIU for chapter 35 benefits to kick in, also some state benefits have this provision also. you may also want to take a look at this page http://www.hadit.com/Articles/p2_articleid/59 additonal benefits for 100% or TDIU