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Does anyone know how often e-benefits is updated? Is it better to just call and check? The problem im having in i check e benefits at lest 2 times a day and when i got up this morning it was preparation for decision and when my wife woke up for some reason she checked and now its at gathering of evidence. With a new request for something from my va with a due date of 06/07/2015. So i even looked in the request for appointments and there was this April 8, 2015 7:50am   New so i went ahead and called the va and they said it was in preparation for decision just not sure what to believe

i have 30% headaches 10% right knee 10%peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity,10% photophobia 10% tinnitus and 0% diplopia, claimed as blurred vision. The doubt that the va is having it i the had all the testiing done for tbi including the big 4 hour test that came back positive for tbi "23a) In your clinical judgment the current clinical symptom presentation is most consistent with ___ Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) residual problems ___ Behavioral Health conditions (e.g., PTSD, depression, etc.) _x__ A combination of TBI and Behavioral Health condition(s) ___ Other condition not related to TBI or Behavioral Health condition(s)" this is from one of my va files I Just noticed this will this make a difference 7. Functional impact -------------------- Does the Veteran's headache condition impact his or her ability to work? [ ] Yes [X] No 8. Remarks, if any: ------------------- Last worked in April 2014 as an odd job man with a property maintainance company. He is unable to focus, work, stand or concentrate at this job ,was unable to continue. Given the intensity and frequency of HAs and associated prostration with these, he won't be able to be gainfully employed at a sedentary or physical job. As Of right now i am appealing there tbi not s/c and filling for tdiu

The va has said that I have a tbi but haven't Givin it to me as SC c&p say there is contradictions in my records on the doctor reports.with the c&p that I have had its all been related to tbi but it's my secondary like headaches and vision and depression that I have been seen for.

Philip Rogers , I did apply but was denied do to lack of evidence im not sure what more they could want i sent them everything i have and they pulled info from the va . I even gave them the notes from my c&p appointment thats says i cant be employed in a physical job or in a sedentary job. So Im not sure where to go from here? In the claim side of thinks nothing has really changed it has been stuck in Preparation for Decision for what seems like for ever and when i called the va they said there is ABOUT a 10 day wait for it to move from there to Pending Decision Approval

With this claim i filled tbi and unemployable but as of now i have 0 present on blurred vision and 30 present migraine headaches and then 10 present on photophobia. I had them for tbi i beleve. I know for sure it was headaches because when they denied my last tbi calmed they said there was no connections between the two but this doctor said my headaches are from my tbi because i sometimes wake up with headaches.

I have been on hadit for a little while but i never post anything im only rated at 50 present (for headaches due to a tbi that i have been fighting for over 3 years) but have filed for unemployabiltiy per vfw rep i have had 3 C&P appointments and i have been told by 2 of the C&P doctors that i can not be gainfully employed on a physical job or in a sedentary job (i also have the notes from my file and they did put the same in the notes) and the third doctor said it wouldn't limit a physical job but would limit a sedentary job. The va then tryed to get paper work from Social Security and i have never received or filed for it. Is this normal or should i be worried or do you guys think i should be Ok. I also have a letter from my previous employer that say due to my tbi and headaches he can no longer employee me due the problems i have been having. I cant even go one day without have at least 1 headache

he was born after the 40% took affect. he was born in aug of last year i first applied for the claim in jan of 2011 and it went throw last month with 40% starting in feb of 2011 so would i still get retro for him

well i just got done with a claim for me taking me from 10 to 40 % and they gave me the retro for my wife just not my son they said i had to reapply for him so i did and now he is on as my dependent

im not sure where to post this but i wanted to ask if you get retro for dependents. My son was born aug of last year and just now today got added on as a dependent. Im just wondering how it works?

thank you guys for all the info and the help

the va said my retro it alittle more then 8000 and it should take no longer then 15 days may be sooner i hope it goes throw here soon

dose anyone know about how long it takes or can take for retro

It was my award letter it shows that i got 30%back for my head aches. And 10% for my knee and another 10% for my hand. But nothing about retro it says that i get 622 from 02/01/2012 to 12/01/2012 and 631 from 12/01/12012 to for now on i think this is the retro but there is no number anywhere on what it adds up to be

i just got the packet in the mail theres nothing about retro pay

im not sure how to tell what the retro is or what it is suppose to be or how can i tell or find out

after 18 months of fighting i am no 40 % just waiting on the big packet in the mail to know everything in details thanks for everything and all the help

after 18 months i found out today that im now 40% but have not gotten all of the info in the mail yet and that only my wife is my dependent not her and my son

that's what i thought but ebenefits makes it look like its a claim and yea i know about the 30% rating but with what im filing for it would put me above 30% so my rep said to go a head a put the claim in and i have a call back at 9:30 am ill let you know what they say

Ok so on 1/24/2012 i filled a tbi claim for compensation and then on 11/02/2012 i filled a claim for dependency well as of 07/31/2013 the dependency claim went throw but not my compensation and i was told that they would go throw at the same time by the va so i just dont know whats going on should i wait to call or should i call first thing in the morning im just worried i wont get the dependency claim because im on 10% so im worried they denied it because of that and didnt do it after my compensation claim went throw like i was told they would do

Ok so on 1/24/2012 i filled a claim for compensation and then on 11/02/2012 i filled a claim for dependency well as of 07/31/2013 the dependency claim went throw but not my compensation and i was told that they would go throw at the same time by the va so i just dont know whats going on should i wait to call or should i call first thing in the morning im just worried i wont get the dependency claim because im on 10% so im worried they denied it because of that and didnt do it after my compensation claim went throw like i was told they would do

just an update i called last week and they put in an invoice or some thing like that to try and find out why its taking so long and when it could be done still haven't heard anything back yet just crossing my fingers something will change. its is gods hands now

I have no idea how to do that

Well after alittle over 18 months im still waiting on the my tbi claim to go throw i have done all of my comp and pen appointments close to 6 months ago my claim has been in every stage on ebenefits but now is back and stuck int the review of evidence stage i just dont know what to do but wait

The big problem your going to have is trying to prove the tbi to the va because tbi and ptsd are so alike its hard to tell them apart. From what i have been told and been throw trying to prove and file my own tbi injury some thing they seem to look at is your Secondary's to tbi (by Secondary i mean things that having a tbi would change or make worse) like headaches memory loss, depression, anxiety, vision and hearing loss (just some of the big ones) I don't think you will need the statements the doctor opinions and your MSR should be ok

Yea i know i call them all the time but the say there waiting on my va to send them stuff but when i call my va they say they already sent it so idk whats going on