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Hello I am 100% P&T and on SSDI. In the past I was involved in the Voc rehab program but dropped due to health issues. Not that I am getting SSDI and approved for Chapter 31 benefits will the SSDI benefits be affected if I return to school part time? Will the stipend be considered income?

I was told that I am approved!! I was sent some forms to verify all the jobs that I held since the onset date since 1997. So I guess they need to come up with a new onset date. The case manager said that he was not sure how much retro pay I would get since they found me to be disabled over 10 years ago. Why would they determine the onset date back to 1997 and I filed a claim last year? I want to say thank all of you who offered me help.

Voc Rehab in Sunrise is a total joke. I just filed a complaint against my so called Counseler. The woman is just there for a paycheck. It has been over 3 months and I can not get a hold of her. I keep leaving messagaes on her VM and e-mails and no replys. I contact several other workers there and leave a message with them. I then call the 800 number and explain to them that I am not getting any replys from them.

Voc Rehab in Sunrise is a total joke. I just filed a complaint against my so called Counseler. The woman is just there for a paycheck. It has been over 3 months and I can not get a hold of her. I keep leaving messagaes on her VM and e-mails and no replys. I contact several other workers there and leave a message with them. I then call the 800 number and explain to them that I am not getting any replys from them.

I'm trying to find a Lawyer to file for SSDI again. I want to find a Lawyer that deals with Disabled Veterans issues since I'm 100% P&T. Most of the lawyers that I spoke with seem only interested in making a buck. I know that is waht they do for a living, but I need one that knows both the VA and SS systems. Where can I begin to try to find such a Lawyer in Miami, FL? I've contacted NOSSCR for a refferal, but when I asked two lawyers they did not seem to know much about Veterans Affairs. Can anyone help? Thanks

Wow that is crazy that you would have to threaten with a lawsuit. My old empolyer says that I have to deal directly with Merill since I no longer work for them. I contacted them and they say I can get 80% and that I'll have to deal with the IRS about the 10% penelty. So do I need Merril Lynch to write it up as a hardship withdrawl?

I have a 401K that I want to withdraw and want to confirm if I can use VA Form 21-0172 to avoid the 10% penelty for withdrwing early ( I'm younger 59 1/2). I called the VARO and the lady I spoke with never heard of VA Form 21-0172. She said that she had to ask a supervisor and got all my info. Has anyone here used this form before? I'm 100% P&T.

I have a question. If I still get treated by my private insurance for service connected issues, would the VA be responsible for reembursing the Insurance company? In other words can I flip it on the VA? LOL

It sucks that I'm 100% P&T and I go to the VA to get treated for SC issues only, yet they are still charging UHC for my treatments. UHC is doing an audit of all my charges hopfully they will get there money back. The Nurse at billing was a total bitch. She got very defensive when I question her why she is charging UHC for SC treatments? Anyhow I notified the IG about it and now she is calling me kissing my ass. I hung up on her. I'm through with the VA. I'll go every three months for my SC checkup and make sure that the Doctor rights SERVICE CONNECTED, or I'm walking. I'll go get quality care at a real Hospital and just take give the VA copies of my treatment records. The Hell with the whole fu&&king system! When I'm ready to die I'll go to the VA.

from this point on I will do my best to stay away from the VA. When I do have to go I will make sure that both the Doctor and the Nurse that see me write " Treated for Service Connected Condition" on all documents or I'll refuse treatment.

Billing contacted me today trying to cover their asses because I called United Health care again and finally they are doing an audit on all the VA bills. The VA billed them for everything the VA did from x-rays to drawing blood for my service connected conditions. They did admit to 1 error out of 36 claims. I spoke with a nurse in billing and she said that getting blood drawn is not service connected. I hung up on her. It is a big racket they have going on to make money. She even admitted that is a way for them to get funding. Yet they hired 4 interior decorators at a cost of $660,000 a year just in Tampa! Ya gotta love the Government. LOL

I just got off the phone with Eliglbility or Finance in St. Petersburg Regional. They check and they show me being 100% P&T. The Lady said that they should not be billing my insurance since I'm 100%. The letter I did get is a EOB. I do not have to pay any co-payments thank GOD. I'm still upset at the fact that the VA is trying to get over on the insurance company. How in the hell do they think they can charge UHC for treating me for service connected conditions? I called United Health Care and they said that they did pay and there is nothing they can do. That I'll have to take care of it with the VA. You would think that they would try to recover their money? ANyhow thanks guys!!

I'm 100% disabled P&T. I get treated at the VAMC for my service connected conditions, but the VA is billing United Heath care for it. WTF!!!!! Is this new? Now I'm stuck paying co-payments to UHC. I thought that the VA is supposed to treat all my service connected conditions for free? If they are wrong what can I do to correct this? Thanks

I understand that I'm not going to get SSDI since I'm working. That was not my question. I can no longer work. I tried and failed. I'm in the process of getting short term again. I'm starting all over again. This time my condition got worse due to work related stress. I just can not work. My doctor said I must stop. Even Voc Rehab turned me down saying I'm not qualified because of my health. So my question is who knows of a good SSDI Lawyer in Miami, FL?

Hello all I just wanted to update you all. I got denied for SSDI!! After all the crap I went through. I was able to make it back to work for 4 months, but I'm getting ready to get fired. My CD4 count is now under 200 and I'm on 4 different Depression medications. Yet I'm still too dam healthy for SSDI. The only reason I'm still at work is because my boss is a friend and knows all the crap I'm dealing with. Anyhow anyone knows a good Disability laywer in Miami?

I went today to see a DDS doctor. They did a very through interview for over an hour. They drew blood, did chest xrays, pulmonary testing and went over all my medications and side effects. The doctor wrote down everything that I said was an issue with me. She said that it will take around 4 to 6 weeks for to get an answer. It did seem like she was trying to help me and was even Sympathic about my health and family situation. So should I take this as a positive sign? Also the case worker at DDS said that she setup the appointment to try to help my case. She felt that they did not have enough current info and my case most likely would have got denied.

My condition has gotten worse again. I just got over another pnuemonia and very severe rash. I sent all the records, progress notes, etc. from the VA Hospital to the DDS. They call me back asking me about my pain level and range of motions. They then inform me that they need to send me to another doctor to get examined. Four months ago they should have done this! I went of on the lady. I asked her why the VA medical notes that already have covered this is not good enough? No answer. I asked her that if she thinks that I'm trying to leave a $30 an hour job thatI have had for the last 8 years to get what $1400 a month for SSDI? No answer. I told her to do whatever the hell she wanted to do. I hope that the person that she loves the most has to go through what I'm dealing with everyday. To hell with Social Security.

I went to the Mental Eval. It only took 30 minutes, but the Doctor did not seem to care and even seemed to be bothered that she had to do work. She went out her way to inform me that most SSDI cases do not get approved the first time. I do not feel good about this appointment. My Long term disability got approved at least. I do not feel confident in the Social Security. I'm going to say the hell with it. I do not have the energy to fight these people to get my benefits. This system is not fair or just. When people are the most vulnerable they should get the help they need. I'll try to make ends meet with my VA disability. Thanks for all your help anyhow.

Social Security called to interview me about my daily living conditions such as cooking, grooming, memory, etc. The woman I spoke with said that she had everything she needed, but that my mental treatment was over two years old so they scheduled an appointment for a mental health exam. Is this a good or bad thing? Is there anything that I need to do or bring when I go to the appointment to help my chances of getting approved? Thanks for your help.

Well I put in the application for SSDI. I went to the VA and got copies of all my medical records and submitted it with a self report and all the other documents. The Person at the SS told me it would be proccessed as a TERI Claim because of my health. I also got apporved for Short Term Disability. A few people have told me it is harder to get approved for Short Term than it is for SSDI. Anyhow I just have to wait now and try to stay healthy as I can. Thanks all.

I have a question for all of you. The VA has a file on me for all my conditions bigger than a two phone books. Other than my award letter should I get a copy of this file to the Social Security when I submit for SSDI? Will the VA give me a copy of my enire medical records? Thanks for all the help.

That is sad. While I was stationed at Ft. Bragg I was picking up one of my roomates at the local airport. We just happen to run into on of the guys in our unit who was not Airborne Qualified wearing Jumpmaster Wings on his Class A's. I think he was headed home to see his family. We made him take them off right there in front of us. I reported him to the 1SG. He got an Article 15 for that. The entire Unit treated him like crap after that. We never let it die.

Hello I was just awarded P&T status. How many people here have been approved for SSDI just based on being 100% P&T? Anything I can do to improve my chances of getting approved based on the P&T status? Thanks for all the help and input.

I got the paperwok today. It states that becuase of my hepatitis C I will get re-evaluated. It states that I will get re-evaluated becuase that condition can improve. I have been C positive now since 1990. There is no cure. Now does this open up the window for them to evaluate me for all my conditions? Anyhow I fight like hell to get the P&T and now this?! It is pretty sad that you have to have one foot in the grave and they still give you crap. What a system!

After reading that I could still get called for a C&P exam, I called and requested a letter for my Homestead Exemption, I asked since I'm now P&T that if I will be scheduled for any more C&P exams and I was told that yes, they have me scheduled for one in July 2008. Man this crap never ends does it? Here I thought I was good to go. Now I'm really confussed. If I'm P&T now, will I get scheduled like if I was still just 100% without P&T? Also should not be getting an increase in Compensation since I was already rated at 100%. It was just to get P&T status. This entire system sucks!!