james f valdivia

Thanks for the tip. That is an excellent idea, and one that sounds like it would pertain to my situation. I'll look into it.

JH, I'm curious to know if the VA and SSA sent you your compensation and disability checks @ 100% while you were working those 12 months?

Berta, thanks for your input. You gave me advice in the past that helped get me to where I am today with the Va. and I'm eternally grateful. No, my case is neither an EEOC nor an ADA case. It is strictly a case where my Union (CWA) and the company have an agreement (contract). The VA gradually upped my percentage of disability over the last 1 1/2 years, and the company knew that I had a disability incurred in the service, but they've never seemed to be much interested in it. My concern is that the VA will take away my TDIU status even if I have to just go back to my old job for a short while to get my back benefits. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I was fired from my job of 16 years in 2-'05, and at the time I was 20% service connected. I immediately put in for upping the percentage, and since then I have been found to be 70% with 100% TDIU. My job was a union job, and the union has been fighting to get it back for me with 100% back pay.(Which right now is about 90K.) Has anyone ever been in or heard about a situation like this? I know I can't go back to the job I was doing, because I could tell that the job was becoming too hard for me. What I would like to have is the obvious, made whole and keep my VA benefits. If the job insists that I go back in order to get my back pay, would the VA take away my status if I just went back long enough to get the back pay and then quit? (before they fire me again?) Any counsel on this subject is appreciated. Thanks!