dobent4

Hey, Sorry for the delay. Just spent a few more fun-packed days in the hospital. The 100% disability thing is , no matter what the VA says, a fact unfortunately. I am 100% disabled with Soc Sec of course.That claim was spectacular to me how fast it moved and how helpful the employees I dealt with were. This'll get approved, but I may well not be here to see it. I have damage to coronary arteries that can't be helped with a bypass operation. I have to take 3-6 NTG tabs a day for unstable angina, which just means I get angina out of the clear freakin' blue with no activity causing it. I have started the ball rolling for the hearing. It's a cryin' shame they have nothing like a 'quicky' review for something that Is so cut and dried as the examiner not knowing what the hell AGR is, along with maybe if the vet has a physicians letter stating the person has a terminal condition. I'm sure similar things have happened to lots of folks .I had no cardiovascular issue(s) before military service, every single episode as it snowballed happened while I was on active duty. I'm a believe in never saying anything if an idiot can POSSIBLY mis-interpret it, like 'AGR', but my 214's all stated AGR Title 32, but again, they also said ;'AD this period' followed by that number corresponding to every day of the enlistment,plus they had al the orders that all said they were federal,all active duty, Jesus Christ. . It'll never cease to amaze me how such a fool can have the responsibilities they have yet be making such an elementary error. It's clearly a Clear and Unmistakable Error , every diagnosis was denied because of one reason only 'Our documentation shows you were on a Reserve Status, which VA doesn't recognize ',etc.,etc. None were rejected by anything questioning the diagnoses, when they manifested themselves,nothing. I half expected things like "You 214 shows you in the preserves", ad nauseum. Stipidity reigns. Hey, thanks for any and all input folks, I really do appreciate it. Doug

Hi Folks, I have a bunch of diagnosis, the short story being that my condition is terminal, heart attacks on active duty, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, inoperable coronary artery disease, diabetes..(no, not due to obesity :) ). Here's what I don't understand . My claim was denied because of one reason , Incompetence. My claim was denied after 23 months. VA AGREED with every diagnosis and when it was diagnosed. The incompetence referred to is this- Each diagnosis VA denied they wrote that when it happened I was a reservist, not on Active Duty. They called it what is a a non-existent status, in VA's words "Active Guard Reserve". They obviously focused on the 'Reserve' in AGR ,and further with my future,and home for my family in their hands, were incompetent. Each and every day during the 2005-2011 time period I was on Active Guard and Reserve duty, title 32. My 214 stated that so clearly, in "tricky" areas on the 214 like 'AD this period') which clearly showed this was entirely and completely an Active Duty period. This is black and white, just like the documentation I provided was, but it was shabbily dismissed. For someone with so much responsibility, why is that not incompetence ? So. Terminal health, I waited 23 months for this ? I'm losing my home, and the best VA can do is say to file a disagreement and wait months more ? You know what ? When I was serving them I never did a half assed job like they have done to me and thousands others . When I screwed up it was fixed immediately. But the VA ? Oh no. File a disagreement , ad nauseum, wait for months or worse, just so finally someone can say "oh, he's right". From what I see you couldn't possibly care less. Guess I better get the lawyer, I'll read up on that here. Un freakin' believable. You'd think they'd have a 'quicky' review to discuss obvious errors, but common sense is in shortage status. As is integrity. Shame. Doug