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Seabee14

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  • Birthday 11/22/1965

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  1. Your rating should have stated why there will be a future exam. If your providers will support in writing that your condition is permanent in nature then apply for P&T now. IU is a moot point as you are already 100%.
  2. Please note this is a theory based only on the information provided, and without your file NO ONE can make an accurate assessment of your claim or benefits. Ok. If a few months back is less than one year, you might send in the med reports for a reconsideration of the claim for that rating. If it is VA treatment just let them know where and when you were treated. You have a year from the date of the rating notification letter to send in additional evidence for review. I would never speculate as to the severity of your condition as I am not an MD. Thank you for your service, brother. Best wishes.
  3. Please note this is a theory based only on the information provided, and without your file NO ONE can make an accurate assessment of your claim or benefits. Ok. Your pay should be $1,461.00 (70%, vet-spouse, 2 minor kids). No COLA again this year. It depends on when they authorized your award as to when it will begin. The end of January payment start would be correct right now, but again, it just depends on when it pushes through. Retro goes out when it processes. Like she said before, when you see it hit the account it is there. As for the effective date, they can go to date of discharge from active duty if claimed within one year of discharge. Otherwise it is date of claim. And as for a retro that might be larger than $25K, it would only need a third signature from a supervisor on site. I am hoping that myth will bury itself. It is Christmas. Thank you for your service, brother. Best wishes.
  4. Please note this is a theory based only on the information provided, and without your file no one can make an accurate assessment of your claim. If you are a Gulf War veteran (90-91), please please get with your POA to research a claim for undiagnosed illness/gulf war syndrome. IBS falls under that. The TBI exam should cover the issues/symptoms of headaches, migraines, memory loss and vertigo. You claimed an increase for PTSD. It would appear your other s/c condtiions are the back and a leg. Whenever IU is claimed, all s/c conditions have exams requested for them. So you should have had a spine and another exam for the issue with your leg. The request asks the examiner to reply as to how that condition effects your employability. As for the heart burn, IBS, tinnitus, and rash? They would have looked at your service med records and any other records on hand to see if these conditions were treated in, caused by, or aggravated by service. If not, no exam. It is bad that the C&P clinic couild not work with you to reschedule. A no-show/failed to report on the exams would have resulted in the claim being rated, and after the holidays you would only have had to request the RO reschedule them. You would have had a year to do that. Again. Please note this is a theory based only on the information provided, and without your file NO ONE can make an accurate assessment of your claim. Best wishes.
  5. The C&P Bulletins for January 2010 and June 2010 list the current ships, vessels and boats for conceded exposure. But... That does not mean research will not show a concession of exposure. Perhaps you anchored in the bay but went ashore on liberty? Best wishes.
  6. Excellent questions from Berta, the biggest being, was a rating finalized denying the heart condition? If not, the file may not get flagged for the Nehmer review and you would need to submit a claim for DIC based on the new Nehmer presumptive issue. Try a POA (Texas Veterans Commission, VFW, or American Legion) at your nearest RO, either Waco or Houston. They can find out where his file is and if it has been pulled for Nehmer, and they can help with the DIC claim. Best wishes.
  7. No. I have this on good authority. Not to shed a bad light on a single station, but the delay issue may with the RO. If you have a POA at the RO, they can see if the material was received. Best wishes.
  8. Sir, All awards over $25K require a third signature. This is in the manual M21-1, Part 5, Chapter 9.01. Some stations may require larger awards, say over $250K, be reviewed by the Director at that station. The Fast Letter 07-19 your refer to was rescinded on 8/14/2008. Any retro amount is not determined until the end of the process, when the award is finalized. I have on good authority that this would not cause undo delay in a claim, other than the time it would take for the third person to review it. Each claim is a new experience, regardless of what the issues are. The third signature refers to (1) the VSR that prepares the award, (2) the authorizer that reviews it, and (3) a supervisor that does a second review. At least at the station I am familiar with. And at that point it is not a matter of changing the rating, it is making sure the amount is correct and nothing was missed. Also, RVSR's are in a probationary status for an amount of time, depending on station policy. I know of one station that requires a second review on all ratings for up to two years after training is completed. And reviews are done after that for quality purposes. Does that mean that errors will still get through? Most anything is possible. I have it on good authority that the VA calls in files for reviews on claims, and if an error is found it is returned to the RO for corrective action. I am not trying to start anything with you, sir, but to clarify. I am a veteran and I hope I can help clear the air.
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