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Holllie Greene

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    in Appealing Your Veterans Compensation Disability Claims NOD, DRO, BVA, USCAVC

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    My rating was restored.  After two years of stress, worry, putting in for an increase was sadly a waste of time.  No retro and a separate category was ignored.  A travesty and a waste of my time but my proper rating was restored.  Cold comfort.

    I read the letter four times and so did my husband.  We dragged out previous years of documents and more questions than answers appeared.

    Thank you ALL again.

    Restored and ignored...who can ask for anything more?

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    in Appealing Your Veterans Compensation Disability Claims NOD, DRO, BVA, USCAVC

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    Gentlemen,

    Thank you all for your info and thoughts.  Here's what happened: after filing for an increase a little over two years ago for worsening multiple sclerosis a rater decreased my neurogenic bladder.  Huh?  Really?  Seriously?  MS is a disease with no cure and only gets worse.  The bladder is affected in 90 percent of MS-ers.  I am one of those MS-ers.  The C&P was a disaster.

    After a few months of soul searching (and much to my husband's concern) I filed an appeal.  Since I am rated P & T for seventeen years now some creative accounting occurred.

    However, this decrease was incorrect.  Hence I filed the NOD.

    A few weeks ago I checked Ebennies (having been told by everyone and their uncle it is not accurate) and much to my surprise the old percentage was back.

    No BBE or BWE yet.

    Of course Peggy will not say anything.  So I wait.

    Ebens says my case is closed.  The hubs and I are of the opinion I will not receive anything. 

    Thanks again guys.  😀

    adjudication of an extra-schedular rating

    in VA Disability Claims Research

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    2 hours ago, paulstrgn said:

    It is the same for me, if I did not get a reasonable accommodation from my employer I would be out of work. I am lucky since I work for the government and they are mandated to give reasonable accommodation accept for in a few exceptions.

    I would gladly give up all my VA benefits to have my disabilities go away, I am tired of hurting as many here are. All I see in my future is pain and losing the ability to do more and more things. As bad as things seem for me I know there are many more on this site much more worse off than I am. 

    I tried to quote your second paragraph...I feel the same way.

    BVA Changes coming

    in VA Disability Claims Research

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    Hi, GBARMY, ShrektheTank1, and allansc2005,

    Thank you all for your kind words and advice.  It means a lot and I appreciate it.

    ...to old friend allan:  I have an appeal active (in my 20th month now), and as I am pretty sure you are aware MS is a mystery disease with no cure.  This current cluster F situation began in 2017 when I could not walk; I literally woke up and my legs would not cooperate.  My husband had to carry me to the bathroom and then we went to our local ER so I could have the Prednisone infusion for 3 days and Prednisone pills to take home.

    I still have an exacerbation that is hanging around (AKA natural disease progression), anyway, it took a few months before I decided to put in for an increase (seems like a reasonable and rational thing to do) BUT NO, I have had nothing but problems.

    I have a urologist now and he is a retired civilian urologist from another county (contract physician); he is nice and explains things.

    So, I hang in and I will never give up.

    Thank you all again.

    H   😀

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