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Magoo_Mr.

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  1. . I finally beat the VA Weisels and they tried to trick me (with my own VSO) several times before the hearing and at the hearing. The VA believes that if you have PTSD .. your are stupid. However, I set up an ambush (metaphorically speaking) for the weisels and finally won the A&A ... without being judged incompetent. I actually had some solid evidence that showed that the VSO and DVA VARO was "somewhat incompetent" in the way that they handled my case. (Close to or even a CUE in my opinion) And I made sure that part with in the written record (date stamped) and recorded at the hearing also. At that point .. all they wanted to do what to get me out of there. ... And I did it al with a smile on my face and not raising my voice too. IMHO ... The DVA & VSOs are changing again ... and it is NOT in the best interest of the veterans either. ... Thank goodness for all the wonderful advice on here and people that gave me great accurate advice and also the "telephone prodding" by Mr. Flip ... when I was ready to give up. I had someone check your posting advice on hadit ... when my computer was down and that information was critical also. It was a group effort and I thank all of you again. Now ... I have to help spread my limited knowledge to other veterans and continue to learn from the many good smart and good people on here. If some of my post do not make sense .. it is because my brain works at one speed and my typing skills are poor and at a slow speed. Thanks again to all and now I am off to relearn this site and to try to help others ... Magoo PS .. Still battling SSA and that should end soon. ........ YIKES ... sorry for the big print ... it looks soooo small in preview ... but it is easier you read though .... I
  2. . It has been a while since I have been here, but some of you "old timers" will remember me. I won my A&A SMC claim with the VA ... HOWEVER ... because they gave me A&A ... the VA has already started proceedings to possibly consider me "INCOMPETENT". ..... YIKES ..... This is the weirdest thing that I have ever seen. For those of you who do not know me ... I will share the following. 100% P&T, PTSD (combat in RVN) 40% Back Injury (compression fractures) (combat in RVN) 10% Other (combat in RVN) All Above Ratings are Schedular. I do have a GIANT ANXIETY problem (PTSD based anxiety) in dealing with any governmental institution (ie. DVA & SSA)and the VA has labeled that as possibly being ... "INCOMPETENTCY". I have looked everywhere for the exact ... "VA Defination of Incompetency" ... and cannot find it anywhere. I have found court cases ... but no ... "EXACT DEFINATION of INCOMPETENCY AS DEFINED BY DVA". I have helped many veterans with their claims and have never run into this "INCOMPETENCY" issue before. Does anyone have any experience with this issue or know the DVAs defination of incompetency ????? Magoo aka Bill PS ... They hinted that I could not get A&A without being incompetent .... this cannot be true ?? .
  3. Hello Everyone, I hope everyone is well and I am back helping veterans after a some prolonged physical problems. ... My questions are: Are there any .. "Worksheets and/or VA Doc Questionaires or Etc." .. that one needs to know about before a .. C&P Exam for either an .. "A&A" or a "Housebound Claim" ?? Coming back to the the board is a learning process again and this new board is better than ever ... I just need to learn how to use it again ;) . Thanks a lot, Magoo aka Bill ... :P PS .. I have not opened email in several years and now I need to find out my old passwords and start checking again ... so if you send an email ... I don't know how to get to it for a few more days. :( .
  4. . cowgirl: It's probably me ... but I cannot find the "SSA Letter Template" that you are talking about. Do you happen to know where it is ?? Thanks .. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... .
  5. . Rocky: Thanks for the info. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... .
  6. . Carlie: I am not sure that this will help you ... but I know that my SO won a case because the same person had been in the ... "VARO Decision Making Process More Than Once" ... on the same claim. I think that my SO (and probably many of the other SOs too) are pretty close to the VARO Staff. I know that they eat lunch together all the time and even have picnics together too. Afterall, most of them are in offices very close to each other. Good luck ... --------------o------------------ Philip: What was the name of the book that Terry posted ??? I must have missed that post. Thanks ... ------------o----------------- ...Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  7. . We went into the Con Thien area to party with some NVA along the DMZ ... and the C-130s had sprayed before we got there ... and they were still spraying a few clicks from us and you could smell whatever they were using. And that was when we ran out of water too and I had to halizone some water and add my Bugs Bunny Presweetened Koolaid ... B) Man .. what a ... "Toxic Cocktail' ... for us to sip on ... after a hard day at the office ... ----------o------------ Delicious Field Beverage Recipe Below --------------o---------- I could see it now in .. "The Stars & Stripes -- Food Section" ......... For the soldier (in the bush) who has everything .... The perfect ... "After Firefight Beverage" ... = RECIPE = Warm water gathered locally ... laced with a little AO ... add a dash of halizone (1 tablet) ... and top it off with a packet of Bugs Bunny Presweetened Koolaid. Now ... kiddies ... this only makes about a quart of this ... "Delicious Toxic Treat" ... and you must duplicate this recipe each time your canteen is empty ... -----------o------------o--------------o--------------o----------------o------------ .... I think that I need to take my meds and go to bed ??? .... ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  8. . John: I have thought for a long time ... that there were several disabilities that we both could have filed on. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  9. . Adora: I know the feeling ... and it is so difficult to explain to someone who has not experienced it. Is there a separate rating for .. "agoraphobia" .. when it is secondary to PTSD ???? ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  10. . I believe that .. "Mekong Delta Swiftboat Mike Harris" .. did a lot of research and postings on this subject. Is there a way to find old posts that were on the old board ... ??? ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) PS ... I sure do miss ... Mike & Flip on this board. PPS ... I talked to Flip this last weekend ... he is doing fine and gave me more ideas on my .. Unusual SSA Claim(s). . .
  11. . Berta: Do you have a link to that site or the forms ... ??? I spent some time at LeJeune and drank oodles of their water there too. Maybe that is what pickled my brain ???... B) ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  12. . Jim S. From what you described ... you are agoraphobic and it can be real tough on you too. Do you have an animal ... like Pete does ... when he takes his dog with him ??? From my experience ... animals are great. I have an African Grey Parrot ... and he is kind of hard to take with me on short trips. .... But, a dog would be great for that. -----------o---------- Agorphobia is in my VAMC records back to 1998 ... do they have an additional rating for that .. in addition to PTSD ??? Just curious ... one time I was told yes ... then later ... told no ???? ... I am 100% PTSD, 40% back injuries and 10% skin rash & small schrapnel ... all sch & P&T. There are more things that I can file on ... but have never done so. Just curious on this Agoraphobia .... since it is secondary to the PTSD ????? Thanks ... ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) PS ... Once you get to 100% .... my SO could care less on ANY other VA claim you have ... period. ... B) PPS ... Why does it always say on the left ... "New To This Board" ... when I have been here since 1999 ?? ... .
  13. . Berta & John: Where is the ... HOOK ... in this ??????? Unless ... they are desperate for fresh troops and then ... I am still not too sure about this ???? .... I just do NOT trust them ... it's ALL about money in DC. And the ... Gov't Visa Card ... is already over limit. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  14. . Buster: My post under your thread --> ... "What Counts As A Disability To The Va". ... This will help you in the .. "Payroll Dept" ... also. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  15. . witchhouse: Glad you made it through the .. VARO Razor Wire" .. and got the TDIU. also. Congrats ...Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  16. . Buster: PS ... Make sure to get ALL the paperwork that you submit to the VARO ... Copied for you ..& .. VARO DATE STAMPED. VERY IMPORTANT ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) PS .. Email me and if you want to talk on the phone ... I can give you some pointers about the VAROs in general. I have been down your road .. except it was in RVN and not Iraq.
  17. . Buster: I would make a trip to my VARO and have a ... "FACE TO FACE MEETING" ... tomorrow or the very first day possible. Take ALL the paperwork that you have and make sure that you ... TALK TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE ... there too. And also .. please DO NOT FORGET to explain your financial situation to them also. Make sure that you get all of their names, addresses & phone numbers and then ... do a follow up in a few days DIRECTLY with the VARO. This may be difficult for you ... but it will save you ... TONS of aggravation and a lot of time. It is VERY DIFFICULT for them to tell you .. NO .. or STALL you ... once, they have had a face to face meeting with you. ... I PROMISE YOU THAT THIS WILL HELP YOU ...MORE THAN YOU CAN EVEN IMAGINE ... Maybe this is not fair ... but in my opinion ... IF ... you get to the right person at the VARO ... perhaps a prior military person ... they will push a veteran injured in combat to the front of the line ... especially with your unusual circumstances. ... THIS IS THE PERFECT TYPE OF CASE aka CLAIM ... TO DO A FACE TO FACE .... AT THE VARO ... IF NECESSARY ... I WOULD HITCHHIKE & SLEEP ON THE VARO DOORSTEP IN ORDER TO GET THERE ... ASAP. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) PS .. Make sure you take ALL the paperwork that you have and do NOT give them the originals (put a red check mark on back or front of each of your originals, so you get them back). And .. make ... DAMN SURE ...that you are talking to someone with authority too. Even if you ruffle some feathers ... but ALWAYS TRY to be super polite ... at the VARO too. ... YOU CAN DO THIS AND IT WILL SPEED UP THE (normally very slow) PROCESS ... TRUST ME ON THIS ONE ... .
  18. . Vike: That is fantastic and he was lucky ... to have you around to help him too. Congrats to you and the veteran. ... A win like that lifts everyone's spirits here too. Oh .. double check the VA math ... they made a mistake on my first retro check .... B) ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) PS ... Please stay around and continue to help others too. .
  19. . Geeezzzeee .... I came back to this thread to try to vote 10 more times (like they do in some parts) ... but I was caught in Ms. T-Bird's ... "Voting Trap" .... B) Ms. T-Bird has better ... "Voting Controls" ... than they have at my voting precinct. I voted twice (by mistake) several years ago here .. when they were moving our district. I told a poll official and they said nothing. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B)
  20. . Charleese: With the VARO and the DVA in general .... when there is a waiting period ... you can NEVER tell which way they are going and/or what they are going to do .... ????? B) I used to go .. NUTS (more nuts than usual ) .. trying to figure them out ....and I just quit and had a lot more sucess with them that way too. Even the info from the "VA 800 Number" is not always correct ... as most of us have learned the hard way. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  21. . Patrick: Great post and this gives me some ideas on my pending Soc. Sec. claim .... I think .. ???? You sparked my brain ... B) Thanks ... ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  22. . Charleese; It is lots of good documentation and rules and regs on how they should be applied (if I can find the rules & regs in time). That is why the postings of links here is sooooo important. Perhaps .. I even hold some back info. for round 2 or 3 with the VARO too ???? So .. everytime .. they talk, write or see me in person ... I get to continue to ... "get my point across" ... and reinforce my case. Also ... it is important that they realize that you ... will NOT give up too. Good luck ... ...Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) PS ... From watching Ms. Berta tactics ... which are brillant ... she has 2 prong attack ... from what I have seen several times. (1) She gives them lots of documentation on the claim. (2) Then she shows them the rules & regs that they have to play by. (Many of DVA folks don't know them). This is brillant and they know that you know how they should be applied. My opinion is ... a lot of VARO claims are shot down .. because of .. their lack of knowledge of their own rules & regs. .
  23. . Berta: Congratulations on this ... one of the many wins ... on your victory list ... B) Geeezzzeee ... I miss sooo many good posts on this board .... when they are first posted. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) PS ... If I was still in this military .... I would probably be like that Japanese soldier that they found a few years ago on some remote island ... He thought that WW2 was stilll going on after all these years ... .
  24. . All 4 or 5 of my DVA wins have been at the VARO level and I ALWAYS try to keep them there too. And I always try to gain ... "Accurate Fire Superioroity Over Them" .... in the ... "Paperwork Firefight" ... with lots of good documentation too. DRO is a good way to go in my opinion and ... "FACE TO FACE" ... has worked the best for me too. ... Magoo .. aka .. Bill ... B) .
  25. . USMC Mustanger: Congratulations and glad you made it through the ... "VARO Razor Wire" ... much quickerr than most. I am happy for you ... now stay around and help some of those still fighting. First ... sit back and let it soak in. ...Magoo .. aka .. Bill... .
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