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Sorry you fell into that trap. My VSO is a pass through to ensure that the VA gets my evidence and I have a record of it.

By all means send the SSDI decision to the VA. If you are awarded based on a service connected disability they are required to consider this information.

When you give information to the VA it is like dropping it into a black hole. Where you need to check is on the evidence list of your SOC which comes from the RO when they make a decision on your case. If you are denied and these DBQ's are not included in the evidence section you have an appeal reason. You are free to bring a copy of the DBQ's when you have your C&P but the doctor may not want them, just have them available if he is willing to look at them.

Good to have plans for your payments. A house is a great investment.

This may be an effective date issue. When I was finally awarded IU they did not date it to the file date, they dated it seven years later to the date where an examination showed I was entitled to IU. If you feel this was wrong file an appeal. I was already at the BVA and I filed an appeal and the effective date was backdated to the date of filing.

Retro payments can be affected by many factors. The first is the grant amount, if it is above a certain amount it requires additional signatures. We cannot be sure how long it takes. That said, if you got your letter stating total amount granted and lawyers fees your payment may be in the next couple of weeks or months. Check your bank account periodically.

Thanks for that information Brokensoldier. In the notes section it annotates where a Veteran can be on an IU monitored status and 100% scheduler.

I did not throw a tantrum. I merely pointed out that there is no regulation that precludes both. As for my questioning my comprehension you have stepped over the line little man.

Sir, you do not know what you speak of and you are misreading the sentence you quoted. When you decide to get off of that high horse and have a reasonable discussion I may show you the error of your ways.

There is no private information on the letter. I am not embarrassed to be a Marine. As you said it will never say you are scheduler, the combined service evaluation would be less than 100% if I was only IU, it used to say 90%. As I asked please show me the regs as I am calling B*^%$#.

Please show me the documentation where you cannot have both. Please see the attached letter. ebenifits.pdf

I was on IU due to two conditions and it was decided that one of these conditions was serious enough to make me IU. With my rating for neuropathy and that IU rating I was granted SMC. The neuropathy rating then bumped my to 100% scheduler P&T. I do not have a 100% scheduler rating and then another 60% rating. I still have to fill out the IU forms every year to keep my SMC. If I go back to work I lose my SMC. I cannot so that is mute.

Good luck on that, now that I understand I believe you are in good shape.

Buck, you can be 100% scheduler and IU for rating purposes. That is my current condition. As 100% P&T and IU I must fill out the form every year. When I asked why I am still required to fill out the form it was stated that my SMC is based on IU even though I am 100% scheduler.

If I may intrude on this discussion. I have found that IU is not actually moot after getting 100% scheduler. I am 100% scheduler but I need to fill out the annual forms for IU even though I am 100% scheduler because my SMC is based on IU. I show up as 100% on the VA letter but also it states that I am unemployable due to a service connected condition. If I could actually work and did I would lose my SMC.

Yes, the system is disheartening and frustrating. The only thing we can do is fight to get to the BVA where they read all of the records and make mostly informed decisions. Unfortunately if the BVA decides your case was not handled correctly they will remand. This just ties your case up for many months as the RO gets the remand completed. The good news is that if your case is remanded and denied you will go back to the front of the line at the BVA after a remand. The most important parts of my case have been decided at the BVA level. The RO's just make it take years though. You will get backpay if you win but this does not get your car or house back if you lost it in the meantime.

Your SOC will tell you where your case stands. I am not sure what you mean about an appeal unless you have appealed an SOC and there was a DRO review. Remember that ebenefits and vets.gov can be unreliable.

This whole conversation brings into mind buddy letters. A spouse or other loved one can write a letter explaining your issues. You may report that you are doing well today but there have been issues when the weather changes. Your buddy letter would state the same and add credibility to your statement. These letters have been a great help in my situation where the symptoms vary day to day.

As Broncovet stated read your decision letter carefully and decide then how to proceed. Can you post a redacted copy here?

Unfortunately you will have to wait for the BBE before we can draw a conclusion on this.

I agree with ya Buck. Both times I have won on appeal I would have gotten ten years of interest.

Remember there is such a thing as service aggravated. If they accepted you as healthy at MEPS without a waiver you were accepted as healthy. Trying to blame a condition on pre-existing is pretty difficult.

I believe the VA is trying to clean up but it takes a while to have an institutional change. We can only hope that things get better.

Your records will show 90% paid at the 100% rate due to IU.

Bertha, you have helped me. I got together with a widow whose husband died of ALS and showed her she is eligible for DIC, she cried.