paulstrgn

Shrek is correct, no one cares more about your claims than you do. Rmemember the only time you lose is when you give up, never give up if you want to win.

Unfortenately you need to just be patient...like everyone above states the larger the amount the more signatures are required. If you think about it, it does makes sense. You don't want one person having the capability to issues $100K checks without checks and balances. I received some retro (not $100K) but still a nice amount and it took about 2 months to get both checks.

I enjoyed living in Texas, I lived in Arlington and then by Eagle Mountain Lake. My house by Eagle Mountain Lake was supposed to be my retirement home but I got divorced and moved to the Washington D.C. area. The property tax on my last house (and I had not filed for any VA disabilities yet) was $13,000 per year...it was crazy. Houses are much cheaper in Texas for the size and quality it is just the taxes that will get to you. Now I plan on retiring next year and will next spring move to someplace in Florida (probably Tampa area), with being property tax exept it will make buying a house in FLorida much nicer.

Congratulations on getting 100% P&T. Don't forget to see if you might be exempt property tax, it all depends on the state you live in.

Richard I know that is nice to be property tax exempt in Texas, when I lived there property tax was very high. When I lived there back in 2012 my house was appraised at $140,000 and the property tax was $4,000 a year...it the price you pay for not having any state income tax.

It is real nice, every little bit helps.

When I got 100 P&T the effective date was 8/2018 (I won a BVA decision in 7/2019). Now I live in Virginia and when I turned in all the paperwork to the county and then sent it to my mortgage company, the mortgage company adjusted my payment to eliminate the property tax. I am also going to get a refund from the state back to 8/2018. But long story made short, your tax liability should stop as soon as the mortgage company processes the paperwork. Congratulations on getting to 100% P&T!

Wow...that is beyond scary. I am glad you asked for the second opinion. One should always ask for a second opinion no matter where they are seen when they want to cut you open.

Not showing off or anything like it...but I did make another donation because I have been helped by this website. I went from 60% to 100% P&T because of the help I have received from this site and all the amazing members.

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I don't understand why the VSO can't tell you what the status is. I had a HLR grant for an EED which was for a larger amount, I received the letter within a few days of the grant. The letter only mentioned how much would be held back while the military decided my Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP). It took about 30 days more or less to get the first deposit and another 30 days to get a second deposit for CRDP. Both checks were below the $25K mark so it did not need as many signatures to get the money. The larger the check the more signatures it takes. But I did start receiving my normal VA check at the 100% right away (the 1st of the following month). Hang in there for you will eventually get it, and congratulations on the win.

I had a similar experience with SA, the VA used a PA to give an opinion and I had two MD opinions. The VA went with the PA opinion and ignored my two MD opinions, same at the HLR. It took the BVA to approve my SA, they actually read my medical opinions. Even though I prefer to go the HLR route (its faster) GB is right the BVA would probably be your better route. Now if you get the right senior rater who actually reads your evidence then they would approve it at the HLR level. I am assuming you are filing all this within one year of your decision. Good luck!

Vetquest advice is good, you may want to follow it. The IME records list you provided for your back (and hip pain) 9 doctor visits. Did you have a MRI done on your back? Or xrays? (this may have been done after military service) If so did you also submit the results of those to your doctor? Make sure you also submit copies of those results with your supplemental claim. I would also suggest re-submitting the doctor appointments listed with the claim (I submitted my SMR that were relavent every time I filed regardless to whether they had them or not). I am assuming you filed for the other issues listed on the IME Record listed above. I noticed that only item 4 and 6 relate to your back. If you did not claim the other items on the list then you need to as soon as possible. Good luck

I don't think we need to worry about the compensation part for a while, at least not until SS goes belly up. I do worry about VA health care becoming privatized, I can see them performing unnecessary test and procedures to be able to bill the government more.

Interesting, for those who read the claim and all the documents submitted I would say it might impact 25% of the cases (pure guess). Unfortunately, the sad reality is the majority don't even read everything we submit. If they did there would be a lot less appeals. But it would never hurt, I kiss @ss whenever I have a call with them on a HLR. It helped two out of the three times.

Shrek is spot on...don't quit...it is now upto you to get the job done. You have great advice here, all you need to do is follow it. Good luck!

I hope you also get a big retro check Allen...but I guess the question would be to you have evidence back to 1990 showing you should have been 50% rated for hearing loss? I would think you will need some very strong evidence to establish this fact with the VA, if not an appeal to the BVA itself. Good luck!

As always Buck you are correct...it applies to IU

How does it work if you have eight seperate 0%? Just wondering is all.

Buck I never knew about the three 0% will = 10%, that is good to know. I had an extra 10% that I never knew I had...haha

vetquest now that is crazy...but knowing the VA that would be what they would say and do.

So very true. But you can also get approved, but you will never know if you don't apply!

We all vent on this site at one time or another, I think of it as thearpy. One of the best things about Hadit is it is more than just a place to get advice, it is also a place where we can rant or complain and the folks on the site completly understand. This comes from esprit de corp which we all learned in the militiary, as veterans we are one big family. Hang in there retireat44 it will get better! Remember you are never alone, you are with your veteran family.

Good luck Buck, hopefully they called your doctor office right away.