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sry FEB 10 is first check

70% PTSD 10% Tinnitus All others defered Back to 2010

No deposit yet but did get the big brown envelope !!!! MAN what a blessing! I hope that means the lump deposit is coming soon !

Its True Its True!!! for GA anyway LOL. IDK about other states, I guess all you can do is check with your state's department of VA website or call and ask. It is nice to have someone at the VARO instead of the call center.

LOL my wife is blonde she didnt tell me they had the digits posted or else I wouldve forwarded that info, now that I read the fine print I see that.

NP glad I could help, Have a Merry Christmas

Yeah, they are employed by GA SDVS but work at the ATL VARO. Im sure your claim guy can give you a definitive. If he is away make sure you ask if there is anyone handling his case load meanwhile and maybe that person can answer your questions. Heres the link to the points of contact When you find out who your counselor is you can find his email here: http://sdvs.georgia.gov/portal/site/SDVS/menuitem.2f54fa407984c51e93f35eead03036a0/?vgnextoid=a8c0f0d1ca7f7210VgnVCM100000bf01020aRCRD

Hey youre in GA, we have claims counselors assigned by case # who know more since they are located at the VARO in ATL. Call (404) 929-5345 you will get a receptionist. Tell her you want to contact your claims counselor but you are unsure of who it is. She will tell you then forward you to him. Be aware there a e few, including mine, on vacation at the moment so IDK if youll find anything out by christmas but thats a start.

P.S. I was diagnosed with PTSD by the VA in OCT09 less than 1 month after my official discharge.

Havent recieved the official letter yet but yes 70% PTSD. I dont do group. No offense I just cant handle that. My sig other/ live in fiancee did come to one session (VA gave me a pvt QTC therapist I see every 2 weeks) and it wasnt very productive. She isnt too keen on my therapist who she feels is a little too placative to my sometimes dominant nature. I didnt know if I qualified for even a discount or something for a family therapist not just the ptsd.

The closest is Lawrenceville, I didnt quite get along witht he therapist there so they kicked me back to ATL with the statement previously provided. ATL refered me to Pvt. So I need to start with them again at Lville? Thats going to be interesting. TY

I read the VA offers family therapy. My PTSD therapist said we can only discuss the war and my ptsd issues. How do I access Family therapy so we can work on some of the issues my scd's have caused at home with my family? I see a private PTSD spec therapist because VA determined they "lacked the resources to handle my level of treatment at their facilities". Not to mentioned the closest med center is 1 hr. away and the VA clinic locally doesnt offer mental healthcare.

By "that far" I mean should it go back to SEPT09 since thats when I was discharged or by "within a year of discharge" they mean active only not discharge from service so I only go back to FEB10 since I filed JAN10?

no 1,350 total per month so 13,500 retro to FEB10 right? I was fully honorably discharged in SEPT09 (completed 2nd contract) which was within a yr. from my file date. I was invol. recalled for 9 month and held back from 3rd deployment due to severe complications with my sons birth in OCT08. Will it go back that far since I was in IRR from OCT08 till discharge in SEPT09.

Ok here is exactly what rep said if that helps, ".....xxxxxxxxxxxxx is in the final stages of the approval process at the VA Regional Office in xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. I have been informed that we should have a decision by the end of the month in Mr. xxxxxxxxxxxxx's favor. This approval will be back dated to Feb 2010." According to my claims counselor at the VARO I have a rating of 70%-PTSD 10%-Gastrointestinal and others 0%-deffered he signed off on it on Friday AM which I assume meant all the necessary signatures were on it and he was just notified. "Because federal checks are paid at the end of the month, the soonest he will receive any monthly payment is Feb 1, 2011. The retroactive check normally is paid a month or two later." Thats whats confusing everyone is telling me retro comes around the time of the letter but she is saying something different.

like 1350 I think. 70% no spouse 2 kids. I dont see that needing extra sigs.... File date 28JAN10

Just got off the phone with state rep. She said retro wont come until after the first couple months? like letter first then monthly then retro? She also thought this was an increase and its an initial. was she just off today?

Way to bust my bubble man lol. so you think it might not be done? This is my first experience with the VA comp system so IDK what to believe.

Just recieved this email, I never even asked her to follow up. Thats awesome. Im lucky to have a rep that cares. " I just checked with the folks at claims staff and your claim is in the final stages of the rating process. According to my contact, it should be done before the end of the month. Your file is on my desk and I am calling them frequently on your claim. Cindy"

Alright, any input on the 1-800# "financial dept." They may not have the correct info right? I know its a waiting game but I have anxiety pretty fierce so its torture

P.S. So just to be clear when I push 3 on the 1-800# hoping to get financial dept. I may not have gotten finance and it is possible they have the wrong information in regards to what phase its in?

Oh man, Sat is Christmas and Im sure they are closed Friday so I guess if nothing comes by thursday I can stop hoping lol

I ask because i have read that they schedule deposit dates or something for example someone called in and was told dd for thurs. etc. I hope they dont know anything though because I just called and they said its now in authorization but my claims counselor said it was done, now he is on vacation and IDK whats actually going on. Should I not hold mybreath or is it possible it comes before Christmas.

He did tell me the %. Is that pertinent info? But him signing off means all the important sigs are on it right? He is the last step before I get it?

Will the 1-800# know if I get the financial dept?