Valhalla0321

I'm still waiting for pre 9/11 caregiver support comes hot off the press....

I'm still waiting for pre 9/11 caregiver support comes hot off the press....

Yes indeed it is very very powerful especially if you bring it to the Dr. Office who has pledged to uphold his/her commitment of oath should document this in my healthy vet chart!
It is Supernecessary and indeed helped me shed light and approve my case.

I'm not exact on this but i would be surprised that a VA hospital does not have a Neurologist or a resident Neurologist. In most case i have always seen several per one hospital with a chief neurologist as well being the head in charge. All it takes is calling your local VA and request Neurology department and BAM!

@Valhalla0321,
Sometimes when you request a new disability or increase they will add your other ratings.  I do not know why they do this but they can so they do.  The PTSD and TBI are inter-related especially if you have had a head injury so I would not be worried about those.  As for the nose, it is also new so I would not worry it.  As far as the other two increases it might be a concern.  Any VA rater knows 50% is max for headaches and I do not know about the fractured jaw.  If you have been rated for more than 20 years they cannot reduce your rating except of proof of fraud.  Have you been rated over five years for these?  There is some protection after five years.  They cannot decrease a rating over five years based on one exam.  They also must show improvement, I doubt a fractured jaw can improve.
I asked for an increase on some of my disabilities and the VA threatened to reduce my benefits by letter and sent me to two C&P's back to back in a moth's time.  This was not kosher.  The VA is not supposed to develop to deny. Long story short I was not reduced.

@Valhalla0321,
Sometimes when you request a new disability or increase they will add your other ratings.  I do not know why they do this but they can so they do.  The PTSD and TBI are inter-related especially if you have had a head injury so I would not be worried about those.  As for the nose, it is also new so I would not worry it.  As far as the other two increases it might be a concern.  Any VA rater knows 50% is max for headaches and I do not know about the fractured jaw.  If you have been rated for more than 20 years they cannot reduce your rating except of proof of fraud.  Have you been rated over five years for these?  There is some protection after five years.  They cannot decrease a rating over five years based on one exam.  They also must show improvement, I doubt a fractured jaw can improve.
I asked for an increase on some of my disabilities and the VA threatened to reduce my benefits by letter and sent me to two C&P's back to back in a moth's time.  This was not kosher.  The VA is not supposed to develop to deny. Long story short I was not reduced.

Hey rootbeer22,

they decided part of my claim , adding the 30headache to 50 and added a 10% to my prev 0 for knee, so they are moving along quick.

Thank you everyone, i am not done, i have 10 other contentions on same ticket not decided yet and i have a DRO hearing for OSA next week..................................................................Godspeed

TBI stands for ??? Sorry just now learning the terms

Congradz... 
 
On as side bar comment.. it always amazes me to see the part were after they approve they ask if you disagree with the decision.. that part should be taken out....jeeez

P/T is supposed to Expedite however really has no controlling weight on decision, actually the only thing that has any controlling weight by rule of law is what SSA see's it in there eyes to be. Remember it's not like the VA it is an Insurance claim that you actually are filing for. I like to think of it as that way, have you ever heard or dealt with filing a insurance claim in general.. yeah.. they don't just hand out money easily .. like SSA. Now SSA will and has to pay up when there is so much convincing evidence according to there "guidelines" we are all bound by there ins guidelines no matter what the ailment is, pretty sad but in reality. Best advice i can give is be ready, if you know there is any inconsistency or double in your medical charts.. you better square that away Marine!! because SSA does no like inconsistency or Double it's either fluid or not.. if its even a bit murky.. The red sirens go off at the round table. Also, your Doctor has to be in it together with you!!! ride or die or its a unfortunate dilemma.
Another best advise i can give ya is make sure you know when your insurance coverage end of life is or it will smack you in the face so hard. If you have an attorney ask him if he knows the judge! if he does not, he is probably a rookie, also ask him if he is linked up with SSA in the account to actually see things go across the channels, if he does not.. he is rookie monster. Don't be that guy that could take on your Lawyer at a bar exam, if that would be the case then your better off riding solo.

P/T is supposed to Expedite however really has no controlling weight on decision, actually the only thing that has any controlling weight by rule of law is what SSA see's it in there eyes to be. Remember it's not like the VA it is an Insurance claim that you actually are filing for. I like to think of it as that way, have you ever heard or dealt with filing a insurance claim in general.. yeah.. they don't just hand out money easily .. like SSA. Now SSA will and has to pay up when there is so much convincing evidence according to there "guidelines" we are all bound by there ins guidelines no matter what the ailment is, pretty sad but in reality. Best advice i can give is be ready, if you know there is any inconsistency or double in your medical charts.. you better square that away Marine!! because SSA does no like inconsistency or Double it's either fluid or not.. if its even a bit murky.. The red sirens go off at the round table. Also, your Doctor has to be in it together with you!!! ride or die or its a unfortunate dilemma.
Another best advise i can give ya is make sure you know when your insurance coverage end of life is or it will smack you in the face so hard. If you have an attorney ask him if he knows the judge! if he does not, he is probably a rookie, also ask him if he is linked up with SSA in the account to actually see things go across the channels, if he does not.. he is rookie monster. Don't be that guy that could take on your Lawyer at a bar exam, if that would be the case then your better off riding solo.

http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/dav-survey-caregivers-help
 
VA Secretary David Shulkin has said he hopes to use the review to find ways to expand the caregiver services to a broader range of veterans’ families, since current rules limit monthly stipends and other assistance offerings to only post-9/11 veterans. 

The DAV survey backs that idea. In the report, officials calls the exclusion of older veterans from the program “an injustice that must be corrected” and labels the current services available to all veterans’ caregivers “nowhere near adequate to meet the needs” of those families. 

Of the 1,833 caregivers surveyed, 75 percent said their loved ones would need to be institutionalized if a family caregiver was not available. 

Thank you Mario, I really appreciate the advice. I'm at 80% afor service connection, so I figured they probably looked at that as well, might be a little harder since I'm not 100% yet. I am filing the appeal as soon as I receive the application, and I will keep everyone updated, and I apologize for hijacking your thread, I should have started a new one but I was impressed by the quick turnaround on your situation. I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas!

I am very sure if you are TDIU P&T your dental is covered. There is a retired VA dental guy that also stated that 100% Sched and TDIU P&T vets are included in dental benefits.
Here is a link that may help http://statesidelegal.org/tdiu-100-benefit-equal-every-way-schedular-100
There is alot of misinformation in the VA health care, just load up with knowledge and don't take no. I hope it helps.
 

Suicide will crush all and every benefit there is, it reaps no favorable promises, only consequences.

Wow.. Congradz.. i am a 70% and waiting on a TDIU claim.. i hope for the Same... SSDI denied me said i can use a phone to make calls. I am going to have a VA social worker write a letter about me being unemployable permanently and my VOC Rehab write a similar with the removal of me from the program, i hope this will help both SSDI and VA.

Now to answer your question.. for now i would be out of mind and out of site with any question to VA until you try this forum and wait for someone to chime in.

I would if it was me.. sign up for Legal Shield 19.99 no contract (you can drop them in a month.. but you wont"there that good" and ask them this question...

Good luck and congratulations.. hope you need not fight anymore.. you did your time for USA now it's time to live life.

Suicide will crush all and every benefit there is, it reaps no favorable promises, only consequences.

Suicide will crush all and every benefit there is, it reaps no favorable promises, only consequences.

The Chief Neuro only says in 2A Describe the history(including onset and course) of the veterans sleep disorder condition.

The patient has a long history of snoring, interrupted sleep + daytime sleepiness. these symptoms are documented in his military records (7/9/99) from active duty through work up was not pursued till he left the military.

I agree with everyone here, Berta you are spot on. You have to be your own advocate.. whether your VSO is tired, sleepy, Groggy , fed up or over burden don't let that get to you, make sure you do your homework at your best potential because at the end of the day it is you that cares for you.

WoW,

Congradz.. i think it's a good sign
USCG CWO4

However i am only a rookie on VA Defntn's. What i would think is what if that was not listed at all, so i think it a good sign.

Congrats,

It is great to here that a Veteran can take a sigh of relief, a fresh breath of non frustrating state of mind. I hope that the biggest fight for you rights to benefits are coming to a close and that you can put this chapter behind you. It's amazing how Veterans who understand each other from battlefield to Civilian life and reach out to lend a hand to one another, it is truly awesome and amazing. I have to say that if everyone from state officials, Reps, RO's and on would keep this emphasis then there would be less Veterans suffering. I really hope that this new VA staff changes things across the board were there is more direct empathy and support to our Veteran instead of scrutiny.

Not only K9MAL but everyone on this Forum and who has helped out should pat there self on the back, i know that some of who have posted have helped me through your unselfishness.

Great Job on helping Veterans Everyone.... Spread the knowledge...

OSA,

I have a DRO hearing this week for OSA, NavyWife and others have helped me prepare my case and other contentions. I had a different name and profile here in Hadit, but google.com found me and some people got to my comments on google.com that i rather them not, so i changed the name, but those who remember me would by

I fell about 9feet to my face, broke my nose, teeth. I had disfigurement to face, caped tooth and injuries came from that fall. This was in 1998, i did not persue a claim specific to OSA and others because i did not have direction and like commented above, i did not know what snoring really meant.

I have been denied OSA 3x, i was never diagnosed in the Marines, so it's been a uphill battle. I tried to relate it to a broken nose, but after the VA saying i broke my nose, i did not brake my nose.. .it could of healed.... and or the xray was down at time of fall (well of course.. i was on a exercise in a remote area(look up Force Recon) so the VA doctors ran with my case of a no evidence of this ever happened but if it did, per DAV DBQ MOpinion states OSA cant happen from a broken nose that probably healed in time...

Well, for everyone and NavyWife.. i have been on a journey from 20% to 30% to 50% to now 70%

The VA did link headaches in service backed by my postrating attack headache log of 2 year daily records , they first tried to bate me into 30% and i NOD'd that and as of yesterday got a 50% a coincidence because yesterday the SSA denied my SSDI.

ALL i need is some DR. to follow me for 72 hours and see how my life is... Like i can't work, can't sleep, i have a 11 year old only Child that i say .. sorry i can't play with you now because Daddy has a ... im not feeling well... but the VA does not offer this conclusive evidence, all i can do is pray.. or email VA upper echelon which has helped and hurt my sit.

So my OSA was denied.. i am taking another alternate path and it all came coincadently.

My X and i do not see i to i.. I have full total custody of our Child so there is no way i could ask her to write a letter about my Snooring, which she new about and persisted since Military i get help for it and i ignored that.. shame on me!!

Well it appears She wrote a huge letter about why i dont get help for this, that our Son tell's her i sleep with the VAder inhalater (cpap), she wrote a huge email about this happened after my fall/injury and wrote about stopping breathing and more data. .it was a huge email about my OSA.. so i thought maybe the DRO will entertain this... I mean.. She was with me in the Marines during and after.. i never had a snoring problem until i fell.. well i hope for the dots to connect and stars allign, but its up the VA if they even will consider this Letter.. i think they should and if they do, here is one more piece of evidence.

Since Facebook and google.. i have been able to find the DR who treated me after my fall and a Corpsman who was assigned to my Team, He is a Major in the AF and wrote a nice letter about how i would keep everyone up at night in a open squad bay because of my OSA..

I only hope that this might help me, i mean.. it happened in service and who better to write a letter then my X and my Corpsman.. they were my bread and butter...

Also, these were emails.. one formed into a letter from the Major and email from X

And not sure why, but the VA did not even consider a DBQ from my treating VA Neurologist, This Dr. was the one who followed up with my OSA study and wrote not broken nose comments but that he reviewed my SRB I stated that i had a sleepiness sleeping problem and put the date of service and related it, he is the VA's Chief Neurologist in a specific location i was treated.. that alone should be enough but i guess it was overlooked or not even entertained.

Comment if you can Hadit :-)


Thank's Everyone

I certainly understand why you wouldn't want to deal with VA anymore.

But it might make sense to talk your case over with two or three veterans disability lawyers and see what they think about the past decisions and if maybe he should have been rated 100% previously and if there is a cue etc. etc.

VA continues to make mistakes and get away with it, because many people just don't want to deal with them anymore.

Mrs. Carlie,

I commend you for sharing this with us all and i praise you for being affirmative with the right tools of language in your draft. I can only fathom the amount of anxiety this must bring to you as it has brought to me being a onward reader. I can only pray that this appeals to the eyes and ears of the compassionate with the utmost integrity.

You are in fact a staple to this forum and i again appreciate your outreach to the many of us that share similar go obstacles that can only be explained in the principle of VA regulations.


GodSpeed.