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With the letter or notification it does say you can request a hearing. That will stall the reduction and give a chance to hear your story. While you wait for the hearing you should continue to keep getting paid. Jmho.

Fast letter 13-13 is the update to that section above. Fast letters are modifications to m21-1 that haven't been updated yet. See pg 3 of the link I've attached). The end result is the same. They won't deny based on non return of 4192. (Our RO doesn't admin deny based on non return of 8940 also).

http://frabr245.org/VA%20TDIU%20Fast%20ltr%2013-131.pdf

Note: Request VA Form(s) 21-4192 for the Veterans last year of employment even if the Veteran has not worked for five years or more.

Most of the people I work with at my RO are veterans. Quite a few are oef/oif. Vietnam vets are retiring. I'm a vet and one of the bad guys too

Well done and congrats. Your hubbies a lucky man. Bravo Zulu.

Just Passing on information that some may not know they have an Immune Disorder. This may not be a complete list. This is archived but wanted to update.




List of Autoimmune and Autoimmune-Related Diseases


Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis Addison's disease Agammaglobulinemia Allergic asthma Allergic rhinitis Alopecia areata Amyloidosis Ankylosing spondylitis Anti-GBM/Anti-TBM nephritis Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) Autoimmune aplastic anemia Autoimmune dysautonomia Autoimmune hepatitis Autoimmune hyperlipidemia Autoimmune immunodeficiency Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) Autoimmune myocarditis Autoimmune pancreatitis Autoimmune retinopathy Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ATP) Autoimmune thyroid disease Axonal & neuronal neuropathies Balo disease Behcet's disease Bullous pemphigoid Cardiomyopathy Castleman disease Celiac disease Chagas disease Chronic fatigue syndrome** Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) Chronic recurrent multifocal ostomyelitis (CRMO) Churg-Strauss syndrome Cicatricial pemphigoid/benign mucosal pemphigoid Crohn's disease Cogans syndrome Cold agglutinin disease Congenital heart block Coxsackie myocarditis CREST disease Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia Demyelinating neuropathies Dermatitis herpetiformis Dermatomyositis Devic's disease (neuromyelitis optica) Discoid lupus Dressler's syndrome Endometriosis Eosinophilic fasciitis Erythema nodosum Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis Evans syndrome Fibromyalgia** Fibrosing alveolitis Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) Glomerulonephritis Goodpasture's syndrome Graves' disease Guillain-Barre syndrome Hashimoto's encephalitis Hashimoto's thyroiditis Hemolytic anemia Henoch-Schonlein purpura Herpes gestationis Hypogammaglobulinemia Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) IgA nephropathy IgG4-related sclerosing disease Immunoregulatory lipoproteins Inclusion body myositis Insulin-dependent diabetes (type1) Interstitial cystitis Juvenile arthritis Juvenile diabetes Kawasaki syndrome Lambert-Eaton syndrome Leukocytoclastic vasculitis Lichen planus Lichen sclerosus Ligneous conjunctivitis Linear IgA disease (LAD) Lupus (SLE) Lyme disease, chronic Meniere's disease Microscopic polyangiitis Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) Mooren's ulcer Mucha-Habermann disease Multiple sclerosis Myasthenia gravis Myositis Narcolepsy Neuromyelitis optica (Devic's) Neutropenia Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid Optic neuritis Palindromic rheumatism PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus) Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) Parry Romberg syndrome Parsonnage-Turner syndrome Pars planitis (peripheral uveitis) Pemphigus Peripheral neuropathy Perivenous encephalomyelitis Pernicious anemia POEMS syndrome Polyarteritis nodosa Type I, II, & III autoimmune polyglandular syndromes Polymyalgia rheumatica Polymyositis Postmyocardial infarction syndrome Postpericardiotomy syndrome Progesterone dermatitis Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary sclerosing cholangitis Psoriasis Psoriatic arthritis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Pyoderma gangrenosum Pure red cell aplasia Raynauds phenomenon Reflex sympathetic dystrophy Reiter's syndrome Relapsing polychondritis Restless legs syndrome Retroperitoneal fibrosis Rheumatic fever Rheumatoid arthritis Sarcoidosis Schmidt syndrome Scleritis Scleroderma Sjogren's syndrome Sperm & testicular autoimmunity Stiff person syndrome Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) Susac's syndrome Sympathetic ophthalmia Takayasu's arteritis Temporal arteritis/Giant cell arteritis Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) Tolosa-Hunt syndrome Transverse myelitis Ulcerative colitis Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) Uveitis Vasculitis Vesiculobullous dermatosis Vitiligo Wegener's granulomatosis **NOTE Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue are listed, not because they are autoimmune, but because many persons who suffer from them have associated autoimmune disease(s)

Wonder what appeals went up to?

One year back pay only works if not excluded from FDC. If that is what you're asking.

http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2464

I work sensitive 7 at varo along with four digits. Pretty much the info I gave you is why stuff is sensitive. Also I'm sensitive 7 being an employee. Jmho

Fill out a 526ez include an va form 21-8940 that states reason you can't work is sc mdd/anxiety and Ava form 21- 4192 employment questionnaire from last employer (doesn't matter how long ago. They need last year of employment). And finally state on 8940 awarded ssdi I'm June 18 2014. Va will go get those records. It won't kick you out if FDC as long as they get federal records. Good luck and hope you get you deserved va benefits

RB-vae=. Rating board va examination

At our RO it normally means if a claim was reopened and new evidence was submitted then it is sent to the rater to determine if the new evidence is material to the reopened claim and whether an exam is warranted. Most vsrs do exams on new claims but when there is a new an material claim it a claim outside the vsr scope it is sent to the rvsr for review for exam. RB-vae is just the reaso given so RO knows where the claim is at. Jmho

Indeed, navy wife

They can file all they want but the problem they will hit is for the c and p. the prison won't bring the vet to vamc and the vamc will not send a doc. One angle I have tried is send a dbq to the prison and see if the doc will fill that out for the vet. Once they can't make the exam and no dbq claim will be rated based in evidence at hand. Jmho

They can file all they want but the problem they will hit is for the c and p. the prison won't bring the vet to vamc and the vamc will not send a doc. One angle I have tried is send a dbq to the prison and see if the doc will fill that out for the vet. Once they can't make the exam and no dbq claim will be rated based in evidence at hand. Jmho

If they haven't done a C&P for claimed conditions (PTSD/anxiety) then I would be a little concerned. Jmho

No, lab findings. Weight has nothing to do with it. Lab findings, such as hyperglycemia can be a precursor to diabetes but still just a lab finding.


Merck Manual

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine_and_metabolic_disorders/diabetes_mellitus_and_disorders_of_carbohydrate_metabolism/diabetes_mellitus_dm.html#v988183


Diagnosis
Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels
Glycosylated Hb (HbA1c)
Sometimes oral glucose tolerance testing
DM is indicated by typical symptoms and signs and confirmed by measurement of plasma glucose. Measurement after an 8- to 12-h fast (FPG) or 2 h after ingestion of a concentrated glucose solution (oral glucose tolerance testing [OGTT]) is best (see see Diagnostic Criteria for Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Regulation). OGTT is more sensitive for diagnosing DM and impaired glucose tolerance but is less convenient and reproducible than FPG. It is therefore rarely used routinely, except for diagnosing gestational DM (see Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes)) and for research purposes.

In practice, DM or impaired fasting glucose regulation is often diagnosed using random measures of plasma glucose or of HbA1c. A random glucose value > 200 mg/dL (> 11.1 mmol/L) may be diagnostic, but values can be affected by recent meals and must be confirmed by repeat testing; testing twice may not be necessary in the presence of diabetic symptoms. HbA1c measurements reflect glucose levels over the preceding 3 mo. HbA1c measurements are now included in the diagnostic criteria for DM:

HbA1c≥ 6.5% = DM
HbA1c 5.7 to 6.4% = prediabetes or at risk of DM
However, HbA1c values may be falsely high or low (see Monitoring), and tests must be done in a certified clinical laboratory with an assay that is certified and standardized to a reference assay. Point-of-care HbA1c measurements should not be used for diagnostic purposes, although they can be used for monitoring DM control.

Urine glucose measurement, once commonly used, is no longer used for diagnosis or monitoring because it is neither sensitive nor specific.


Pearls & Pitfalls
Point-of-care HbA1c tests are not accurate enough to be used for initial diagnosis of diabetes.
Screening for disease: Screening for DM should be conducted for people at risk of the disease. Patients with DM are screened for complications.

People at high risk of type 1 DM (eg, siblings and children of people with type 1 DM) can be tested for the presence of islet cell or anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies, which precede onset of clinical disease. However, there are no proven preventive strategies for people at high risk, so such screening is usually reserved for research settings.

Risk factors for type 2 DM include age > 45; overweight or obesity; sedentary lifestyle; family history of DM; history of impaired glucose regulation; gestational DM or delivery of a baby > 4.1 kg; history of hypertension or dyslipidemia; polycystic ovary syndrome; and black, Hispanic, or American Indian ethnicity.

Risk of insulin resistance among overweight people (body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2) is increased with serum triglycerides ≥ 130 mg/dL (≥ 1.47 mmol/L); triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio ≥ 3.0 (≥ 1.8); and insulin≥ 108 pmol/L. People > age 45 and all adults with additional risk factors described above should be screened for DM with an FPG level, HbA1c, or a 2-h value on a 75-g OGTT at least once every 3 yr as long as plasma glucose measurements are normal and at least annually if results reveal impaired fasting glucose levels (see see Diagnostic Criteria for Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Regulation).