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they did mine the same way and it was approved they told me it was to make sure everything was don right so good luck you will get a call from your local office i did and was told i was approved before i got the letter
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congrats and enjoy
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i was wondering i am getting social security disability for the same thing i have applied for sc with the va just got approved for ss it took a total of 45 days from start to finish should i tell the va im getting this will it help my sc claim our hurt it need some advice on this i have already been turned down one time by the va and have asked for a reconsederation with new medical evadence thanks for your help. bill
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I waited around 5 months here in NY. When I went down to SS to file the lady told me that they have nothing to do with the VA disability and do their own review. Well 5 months later check came in the mail.
A buddy of mine who is 100% went to file and pissed on the SS lady, she was Asian..well he waited 2 years.
So the story goes DO NOT piss them off.
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i called to check on my claim today and was told it has been sent for a second signature is this a good thing our a bad they did not send me for a c&p exam said they had enought info started mt claim in dec of 08 any advice on this matter would help and thanks for this site i read it all the time
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i was told today my claim went to the rating board on the 29th of march how long does it take after they get it before you here some thing back and what is the next step thanks for any input i can get
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That,s ok about axis 5 seen your post in the claims forum.
mobie
it was 49
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wow thanks for help should i file for sc on this and if i did what would be my chances of winning i am already 40% sc and these would secondary conditions
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can any body tell me what this means
axis 1. ptsd
axis 2. deferred
axis 3. htn, djd, gerd, restless legs
axis 4. social isoilation, occupational and financial stressors
axis 5. 49
what does all this mean im 40% sc now
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yes he will say that in writting but i dont know what those terms mean and no im not working thanks foe help
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sorrt put this in the wong place
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i went to my dr for the second time and this is what he put down as a diagnoses i dont understand what all this means can anybody help me whith this
axis 1. ptsd
axis 2. defferrd
axix 3. htn, djd, gerd, restless legs
axis 4. social isolation, occupational and financial stressors
he told me i should file a claim for this i am already 40% sc from my injury do you think i should file and what are my chances thanks for any help i can get just dont understand all this stuff
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PS Sailor- you will get more help if you post up top on the Claims research forum.
Welcome aboard Veteran.
ok thanks for info not sure how do do all puter stuff
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I had some problems reading this but-
in the incident box- I think they mean the description of what happened with any details at all to help corroborate it happened-then again ----
do you get 40% already for the same accident itself and this is for additional comp for PTSD due to this accident?
Do you mean 21-4138 came from the VA?
Did you get a lump sum disability amount from the NAvy already?
yes i got 40 % for the same accident and yes ptsd is the secondary to my 40 % got a small advance when i got out but had to repay it before i could get my monthly payments my accident is in my VA file so it wont be hard to fill out the form then
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just want to say thanks for allowing me to put this on there dont understand all this ptsd stuff i went to primary in december of 06 he asked me a few questions then the next thing i know im going a ptsd screening i would like everybodys advice on what the doc wrote va rep said i had a strong case. i am alreday 40% when i got hurt in the navy got that in 1990 didnt even know i was getting it till it was all over
i hope this works not sure the va sent me a form 21-0781a statement in support of claim not sure what all i need to put in the description of the incident box any help would be great
thanks for all your help
Interesting Reading
in VA Disability Claims Research
Posted
VA Disability Rating Criteria: A former 30 year employee of the Veterans
Administration wrote the following after his
retirement. He is also a disabled vet. It addresses the lack of knowledge
many applicants have about what is involved in processing their disability
claims. His statements are not to be interpreted in any way as being
officially sanctioned by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The
information is meant for general understanding only. There are always
exceptions and the law is subject to change. We hope this helps alleviate
some of the anger and frustration many experience due to the seemingly
endless delay in processing their claim. When a veteran submits a claim to
the VA, he/she should understand there are several prerequisites for a
successful disability claim. Among them are:
1. The evidence of record must show the claimed condition was incurred in
(first occurred or diagnosed) during military service. That means the
medical evidence provided by the veteran and/or the service department
(usually the Fed. Records Center in St. Louis) must show the claimed
disability. If the disability pre-existed service, such as a knee
condition, the evidence must show that the condition became worse during
military service. That is one reason it is important to insist on a
discharge physical examination. It is your last chance to make certain
disabilities are in your record. REMEMBER, if the claimed disability is not
shown in your service medical records it DIDN'T happen. Exceptions to this
rule are conditions, which may not manifest until after military service is
complete. For example PTSD. In such cases, the veteran's service record
is requested to determine if his/her service was under such conditions,
that the present diagnosis can clearly be associated with military service.
The fact that your drill sergeant was mean to you would not qualify.
2. Assuming service medical records show the claimed disability exists,
then it must be determined how disabling the condition is at the present
time. Usually the claimant is scheduled for an examination at the nearest
VA Medical Center. The examining physician completes a report showing
his/her diagnoses and clinical findings. Keeping with the knee example.
The doctor will check for range of motion, looseness of the joint, pain,
etc. For sake of our discussion, we will assume the knee was initially
injured during military service.
3. The report is sent to the Regional Office for review. The rating
specialist reviews all the medical evidence, with special consideration to
the examining physician's report. The rating specialist then consults a
rating schedule. The diagnosis tells him/her under which disability to rate
the knee. For example, chronic knee strain, torn ACL, traumatic arthritis,
etc. The clinical findings will be compared to descriptions given to
various percentages. The percentage, which closest agrees with the
physician's findings, will be given as the evaluation of the disability.
4. If the veteran has more than one disability, each of which is
considered at least 10% disabling, they will be applied to a combined
rating schedule to yield a combined evaluation. The individual disabilities
are not added to give a final percentage. For example. Assume our
hypothetical veteran has 3 disabilities: knee, heart, and
psychological. Each disability is considered 50% disabling. The veteran is
not considered 150% disabled. What happens is Each % is applied to the
remaining healthy person. With no disabilities the veteran is considered
100% healthy. When the knee condition is considered, the veteran is now 50%
disabled and 50% healthy. The 50% evaluation of his heart is applied to the
remaining healthy 50% and he/she is considered 75% disabled and 25%
healthy. Since evaluations are only in even 10%, the evaluation is rounded
off to 80% disabled and 20% healthy. The final 50% psychological condition
is applied to the remaining 25% healthy person. Remember the actual
combined evaluation was 75%. It was just rounded to 80%. He/she is now 88%
disabled. The evaluation is rounded to 90% disabled and 10% healthy.
5. The veteran would automatically be considered for individual
unemployability. The rating specialist would determine that if based on the
veteran's education, skills, etc. are his/her disabilities so severe as to
render him/her individually unemployable. If the answer is yes, he/she is
paid at the 100% rate although his/her disabilities only warrant a 90%
evaluation. Although the monetary benefit is the same, there is an
important distinction between a combined scheduler 100% and 100% due to
individual unemployability. If the 100% is by the schedule, the veteran
may, if able, hold a regular job. If the 100% is due to being
unemployable, he/she may not engage in anything other than marginal
employment. The VA checks annually through the individual states for
veterans, who are considered unemployable and are holding a regular
job. It can become very ugly financially for the veteran, if he/she is
caught. It could result in anything from a reduced evaluation, to full
repayment, to jail time. Contrary to popular belief, the mind set in the
VA is to resolve all doubt in favor of the veteran. Consider, if the
claimed benefit can be granted, there is a happy veteran and one less file
someone must review.
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