Rita

out side of having time to take care of myself for a change what are other benefits

Your combined service connected evaluation 90% effective November 26, 2016 Your current monthly award is $2915.55 Are you entitled to a higher level of disability due to being unemployable: Yes, effective January 8, 2017 Are you considered to be totally & permanently disabled due to your service connected disabilities: Yes. Did i JUst read this correctly?

At a civilian doctors office they doctor had one of those things to measure the abilty I guess of how far I could bend which is close to zero for me and too since I just arrived I was in more pain from sitting in the car driving for an hour

I had my lower back (increase) and hip (new) c & p exam yesterday, my appointment was at 9 am, I pulled up in the parking lot about 820 did not want to be late. I walk with a cane and I found it unusual that as I am unhooking my gps the dr office called and told me I could come on in. Were they waiting and watching to see how I walked, then the exam only lasted about 8 minutes, how normal is this?

No they have not done the back pay yet since may 2016 just wonder why they put it back under the heading intent to file

I am confused on my claim status the DAV sent a letter to me telling me of my increase, E-benefits shows my increase, but I go to open claims and it show this: 05/13/2016 Compensation 05/13/2017 Online Claim_received So did someone reopen the claim, the DAV said I would receive back pay to May 15, 2016, have not seen that either, any thoughts? Thanks Rita

I am working but many more days like today I won't be able to do so, did not have any leading questions at all, my exam was for mental health and a panic attack before the meeting and have been in one just about all day. Correct me if I am wrong I read somwhere and I really do nto remember the age whearther it was 50 or 55, but it is my understanding once I am at that age (I am 57) they can not take your percentage away?

about 50 minutes and she also took notes as we went along.

I had my exam yesterday and I am so confused as to how it went, every time I would get almost a sentence out she said that was good that she did not want to upset me- hell I had taken anxiety pill before I went in. So do you think it might me good that she did not have me go into a lot of detail?

I am not sure anymore what they look at for your low back, I am on my 8th pcp, and none of the will address my back issues, makes it hard to try and file for an increase if they will not discuss the issues

ok what does dx stand for

I ran into a former employee (also a Veteran) he received his 100% rating and they paid him back pay from his service date, I want to say he got out about 15 years ago. I told him I had just filed for PTSD with secondary of MST, he informed me I should receive back pay to my military days is there any truth to that.\?

Just call the VA up and tell them you want a new PCP or you can also send a secure message to the patient advocate office, I am on my 5th PCP here in Charleston.

I was actually thinking the sleep apenea and fibro secondary to the back, I can't sleep but about 3 to 4 hours a night my pain increases. I know it is from being overweight that once I hurt my back in the AF I was not able to exercise and the weight joined me so with the sleep apenea and fibro has made life almost miserable an then two months ago I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Can the c-file be requested from ebenefits? Thank you for your quick response.