allan1351

Any wisdom on this Voc coming up for me?just don't want to be blind sided anymore...

Thanks USMC for your reply and time!!! I truly appreciate everyone trying to help me....USMC I will try and figure out how to upload this DBQ for everyone...It cost a lot of money and this guy's name comes up here on hadit....if I can't figure it out I'm willing to email it to you with your permission.....then maybe you can take the names off..I am not a computer guy....I do feel we Vets need to be careful who we pay.....I was hoping this dbq would stop the cp's.....but there still on eben...hope to hear from you soon......Allan

Thanks Gastone I have an appointment set with Voc Rehab already for the 12th of this month. I can only hope my IMO will cancel out the new CP.....Like you said, it will be interesting to see. None of my claims were under the FDC...O'kay, just looked at eben and noticed it went back to review from gathering evidence....

Okay, So now I filed my IMO........and now the VA has put me down for another CP....there went the trigger!!!! USMC lets talk about when you mentioned I maybe should drop the claim for increase and just leave the TDIU claim...Let me give you the dates and things that I filed.....Better picture of the battle field.....my orginal rating May 14,2015...rated 50%PTSD......June 17,2015 filed for Increase comp based on unemployability......June 24,2015 filed for Increase.......Then on July 16,2015 I filed for reconsideration of the original rating...O'kay I know I don't know what I'm doing......So please try and help all......

Hey All Filed my IMO so now the waiting game....should filing IMO now trigger something?

I have my IMO and am ready to file it.What should I say in the 4138 form?

O'kay, so now I have my IMO....I believe I need to fill out a 4138 and send in with IMO...what should I put in that 4138?Thanks All

Goodmorning all My question is..should this doctor doing my IMO for increase on PTSD be using the form 21-0960-P-3.... Also,I would want him to include something to get retro back to Oct 2014.please help me get smarter...Thanks

USMC_VET Please contact me ASAP.....thanks Allan

Yep...Once I finally decided to do this I decided I fight to the finish....I've suffered enough and I'm fighting back.....

Thanks USMC I am trying my best to get this shit right.....that's why I've been reading claims on here for along time. Day and Night...making notes and paying attention...that's why I made sure I included that decision date on the reconsideration filing... Being a Marine grunt I want plenty of ammo....and then some...

Berta....Thank you for your help.....When I filed for increase, I also filed for tdiu..and reconsideration on decision dated May 14,2015.......which was when I got the 50% for PTSD....I,we will make sure this IMO has everything in it....I will post it when it comes in.....This doc has my whole file including CP exam.....I'm still waiting for Voc Rehab to get back with me.....I haven't gone there yet but I have filed......I am hoping that since I included in my reconsideration the date of decision letter that it will give me retro if I win..... what do you think? Again I want to say thank you and I truly appreciate your help....Allan

Berta&USMC I got my 50% in my decision may 2015.I then filed for increase and IU in june..eben then had me waiting for re-exam.last week I noticed the re-exam was gone....So I pushed the button to decide claim......I had already paid to get a IMO thinking ahead.....My understanding is: if I file it now, I will have to get another IMO...for appeal....is this true? I appreciate your help.....and kindness...

I presently have a 50% PTSD rating as of May 2015.I filed for an increase and IU.I pushed the button last week.Now my IMO is coming and need to know if I should wait for decision first then file my IMO if denied.Or should I just wait and file with an appeal...Thanks in advance...

As of today I have filed with VA....claim for IU...Claim for Increase....and Request for Reconsideration....IU was inferred on decision letter.do I even have a chance? I am unemployed.thanks all.

Hi All Things continue to happen on my claim.the va employee now had me fill out a claim for reconsideration.So now theres a claim for Iu,....also to increase rating from 50%.....PTSD.....I was looking at my decision letter and noticed my application for pension was not listed on the evidence reviewed part of the letter... But it was part of the file at the time of the decision....It shows I,ve been unemployed for five years and I stated it was because of my PTSD.Is that maybe a cue?....anybody have an ideal of what I should do at this point? appreciate any and all help....Thanks in advance.Allan

Gastone thanks...I did get copies of everything I filed. I had filed for COPD and knee injury which were denied. By the way I was Kilo three five in Nam 69.I think I better just get a lawyer.

Berta, I think All my claim decision paperwork is in a folder at work with is almost 100 miles away and I won't get it until tomorrow afternoon. I was able to get on e-benefits and Download my benefits Bluebutton history. Yes I know there is Personal info in there but at this point I simply don't care who has is it because things are so hopeless anyway. If you give me your email I'll happily send it to you. Thank you so much. -Nate

These are Va reps...not VSO.

Hey John.......These are Va Reps.

Thanks John After I got the decision letter I noticed the pension forms I had filled out were not included in the Evidence used to decide my claim. In those forms I stated I haven't worked for years. I do truly appreciate any help I get....Grunt Allan

Goodmorning all. USMC,Viet-Nam. I need some honest help so here I am fellow Vets and Family.....I was awarded 50% PTSD on May 14,2015.I felt the va low balled me so I went to the Reg Office in St Pete,FL and met with a Va Rep. this rep told me to file for TDIU gave me the paperwork and told me to bring it back. Well I did and this time had a diff rep.he looked at the paperwork and my file.first thing he said was.....you can't do this....I told him just yesterday the lady told me to. He told me he would be right back. He went and talk to that rep came back and said o'well I guess you can...and filed the paperwork......I came back aweek later just to check my case and had another diff rep...This one looked at my file online and said no you cant do this........She has me fill out paperwork for increase in %...So now I am at a total loss on what to do......I went back yesterday and she told me to just wait until everything settles.... I would greatly appreciate any help......thank you kindly...Allan

Hello all, I have a question regarding reprisals from employers when issues arise MDD/Anxiety. First I'll try to give as much background info as I can. I have been monitoring this site for a few months now trying to figure out if I had any avenues for help with my compensation claim, but that's only the back burner for now because I have far worse concerns. Background I was what's known as a JTAC or joint terminal attack controller in the Air Force. For those of you that don't know this is one of few AFSC's the AF considers battlefield related as the primary mission involves directing Close air Support onto enemy targets while under fire or any of many austere conditions. I was in from 2001-2011 and deployed 5 times 3 of which was directly involved in combat. After returning from my last (APR 2010) deployment I consistently felt like I was under a great deal of stress and I started to fear social situations eventually I became with drawn from day to day life and started drinking very heavily. My wife left me because we were constantly fighting and she felt like I didn't care about her any longer. (SEP) At the time I was stationed overseas and she returned stateside. I was diagnosed by a physician on base with general anxiety disorder and my condition worsened. I tried to reconnect with my wife while she was stateside because we had a child on the way due in oct so I took leave shortly after she was born in hopes of rebuilding our relationship but was unsuccessful and when I returned from leave was in a very dark lonely place and continued drinking heavily. A few months Around xmas time I was out with some teammates that had just returned from deployment and walked outside a bar and was badly beaten by a group of 15 plus African American soldiers- the MP's believed it was military gang related but as a result my shoulder was severely dislocated and I was bleeding from my ears. I had to be taken to a German ER and was put under amnesia so it could be reset. I reported the incident to my command and was never offered any physical therapy or treatment and just told to leave it in a sling which after a month I took off because I was sick of wearing it. During the same month I tried to commit suicide I don't remember the exact date but it was close to xmas. I attempted to OD on narcotics I obtained illegally and had told my mom over FB I loved etc etc. She took steps to notify my command and my house was broken into the substances seized and I was admitted to a German hospital for treatment they. I was only there a short period and returned to work only to be admitted to the ARMY substance abuse program and given a A15/rank reduction. I found out shortly after I was being force separated. Since I had separated with my wife I had been attending relationship counseling on my own in hopes I could fix the issues that led to the separation. I continued to drink and ended up getting a DUI and another A15 but at this point it didn't matter anyway because the separation had already been processed. I was separated jun 11 with general under honorable conditions Once I got out things were very very difficult for me I was incredibly broke couldn't find a job. I was fortunate enough to have my GI bill and started going to college working three jobs to try and pay child support and take care of myself. In Nov 2012 I reached rock bottom there wasn't a day that had gone by were I felt I had any worth wasn't depressed or felt as though anyone cared about me. I was dating someone but we were always fighting, I was never violent and am a pacifist when it comes to emotional conflict the person I was dating and I got in an argument and she knew something was up I stepped out and told her to leave so she told me if I would give her a min to get her things she would go. She left I came back inside went to my bedroom grabbed my 45 put it to my head and pulled the trigger....turns out she had taken every single bullet out of both clips and even the extra I kept in the dresser drawer. Also turns out she called 911 and about 6 cop cars had my house surrounded with swat officers brandishing MP-5s drawn down on me. I was taken to the hospital and admitted again for suicide but released after 24 hours. I started seeing a VA doc because I found out there was free health care for combat vets, he diagnosed me with MDD and started we went through a gambit of anti depressants and finally decided on a good one. My primary care doc at the VA also suggest I file a claim for the shoulder that was injured due to the limited mobility. I did and was awarded a 20 percent rating in a matter of months. A year later this rating was taken away from me because a clear and mistakable error rating was made in the decision process. I am no faker and at times I'm very ashamed and scared to admit my emotional instability issues to people but finally in Jan 13 my buddies encouraged me to try and get some money from the VA to help my financial burden. I had gotten a job SEP 12 in new mexico as a contractor so I went to the VSO and filed a claim for PTSD/MDD, tinnitus, hearing loss, Shoulder injury (again), bilateral knee. I went to all the stupid appointments they made me, never made one for my knees. I waited a year and finally heard back dec14 with a full denial across the board claiming no service connection for the MDD/PTSD. I looked through my military stuff and I have two accommodations medals with VALOR for conduction airstrikes while taking enemy fire and saving lives of fellow soldiers...so I pretty much said screw getting money from them its infuriating because a family friend is 100 percent for bunions and shin splints never saw a combat zone in his life. In October 14 I got a job working for the Navy in California as a contractor. I've been doing an excellent job and no one would even know I had any mental health disabilities if I hadn't told them. I actually just recently got a stellar performance review and a raise. Even though I've been doing good I've been under a lot of stress I was dating someone that was living with me and having an affair the whole time came home for work a few months ago and found all my utilities shut off, went to use my debit card and it was declined turns out she wire transferred the balances of both my checking accounts and moved out of state to who the hell knows where. At work I essentially have 4 bosses 3 government leads and a contractor lead who likes to say she cares about my wellbeing but I can recognize subversion when I see it. Everyday I have been getting reprimanded because one boss will task me with something and another will come to me the following day telling me the person that tasked me told them I was supposed to be working on something else. It seems trivial but there are tons of politics and I'm never left alone to do my job with out someone chastising me. Monday In a moment of anger sent out a text saying I quit to three of my bosses. At the end of the day immediately felt to feel anxious and regretted it considering I was living paycheck to paycheck even though I'm making good money still trying to play catch up. I had extreme anxiety Tuesday night and didn't go to sleep, wed I had a panic attack and started to feel extremely depressed and suicidal. I talked to my best friend and told him I should check into a hospital but they are going to stick me in a psych ward and I'll be even worse off. I didn't go to work wed but text my contracting lead that night indicating I had a mental health emergency, she sent me a text back telling me I was considered AWOL. I've been at work the both Thursday and today afraid and worried about how I'm going to pay to support my child and keep a roof over my head. I have a couple coworkers I trust who told me I have to put something in writing to resign anyway so just not to do it and if they really want me out to let them fire me. My head government lead called me this morning and wants to meet Monday and smooth things out if I want to stay however my contractor lead wants me to file the written two week notice today before I leave. I totally realize I got myself in this predicament but I'm sitting here almost in tears because I have no friends family or anyone here locally and don't know anyone that can help me legally period. So my questions are twofold. I know that if I stay even if my Gov boss wants me to my contractor lead is going to make my life a living hell to get me to quit either that or they will try and fire me over not showing up the other day. I know its a lengthy story but if I expect anyone to help I know how important the details are if I want real answers. 1.) Even though I'm not getting any VA comp for my MDD and anxiety is there any protection for me if they try and fire me or treat me poorly. On top of that I'm very ashamed because now everyone here knows I have a condition and I can already tell they look at me different. 2.) As far as the claim is concerned what should I try and do. I've contacted a VSO and met with them and they basically told me I need to prove its service connected ....which it says right on the denial. Where do I even start with this? I figured the rewards I received or the Job I did would be enough, as much as I'd like compensation I'd more for them to admit that I have the problems I do because of the events I experienced again thanks for any advice.