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This is travel payment from the Army. I ETS in 2016, and it looks like they have been trying to get this for sometime now.
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I owe ~ $1300.00 in overpayment for travel pay from 2016. I talked to a third party collector and told him I'm rated 100%. I asked him if I could make a payment arrangement for $50, but he told me the Treasury wants more than that a month, and that he could not put me down for $50 a month for 24 months. I'm trying to take care of 3 debts atm without hurting myself too much. He told me they would come after my disability if I do not pay more than that. Am I SOL?
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Thanks for all the advice.
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12 hours ago, jbasser said:
Buck gave you some good advice. If you apply for SSDI and you get denied you have to ask for reconsideration per SSA rules. At that time you are allowed to use an attorney to help with your claim. Now the fun begins. SSA uses a Blue Book or ratings book that has impairments and their severity. That is called listing level impairment. If you need one of these listed in the book you should be granted but it often takes an attorney and MD to put it together. SSDI also uses a five step process to determine your level of disability as it intertwines with the available occupations listed in the Voc Experts book of jobs. My best advice is do not go this alone. Get help.
So I should look for a lawyer that specializes in SSDI?
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I'm rated 100% for MDD non p&t. I have a letter from my voc rehab counselor stating that I can not work. I also have a letter from my psychiatrist and social worker stating that I can not work. What are the odds that I get approve?
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Hello everyone.
I qualified for voc rehab, and my counselor gave me three options.
The three options:
- Independent living program
- Extended contact (she will call me each month and see how i'm doing)
- reapply another time
She understands that my problems are more mental, and I told her that my chronic back pain and flat feet did not prevent me from getting around the house and living independently.
I see a therapist once a week, so I think the extended contact would be useless. I'm 100% sc non p&t at the moment.
Thanks for reading,
Fearless
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Thanks for the great answers. I was just curious.
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July 2, 2019 - Va receives my supplemental appeal with new evidence
August 15, 2019 - Given new C&P exam for the condition
September 17, 2019 - Awarded favorable decision
My appeal was simple and easy. Your appeal may be more complicated.
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Reopened my tinnitus claim, and my VSO went ahead and submitted a new claim for hearing loss. Just wondering.
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January 2019 - submitted claim
February 2019 - C&P exam
July 2019 - Submitted supplemental claim with new evidence
September 2019 - Awarded 100% non p&t for major depression with an eed of 8/15/2019
Shouldn't my eed be January 2019? I left my job because of this disability in 2017 and have not worked since.
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46 minutes ago, Riplip said:
If you are taking antidepressants for a service connected issue like I am then maybe it can be claimed. I'm not sure about the pyramiding effect though. My SC hearing loss gives me anxiety/depression which I take the meds for which is causing this issue.
I was awarded smc K for ED secondary to major depression.
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On 9/13/2019 at 7:44 AM, Buck52 said:
I wish I had this problem when I was younger man I could not last 2 minutes.
Hahaha I love this place.
I take antidepressants and I have this problem. I'm not a doctor, but I read on the internet that antidepressants can cause this. I'm in my 20's and this is problematic.
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I had my VA doctors write me a letter to fight my proposed reduction. The letter was highly in my favor.
There is a directive as well. You may find it interesting.
https://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=4300
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On 8/11/2019 at 9:26 PM, Rickyfinch said:
I filed a supplemental claim after the VA screwed up my DBQ during a C&P exam for filing to increase my percentage for PTSD. The supplemental claim was closed Aug 9 with no updates yet on Ebenifits and of course I can't see anything on the decision yet. My issue is when I open the claim under the issues tab is states under the currently under review area that there's a "compensation issue". What does that mean and has anyone else experienced this? Thanks in advance,
Ricky
I have a supplemental claim open. It states, " We dont know your status" and " 1 compensation issue".
I called the VA instead and got the status on my claim.
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Drove 30 mins down to the VA hostpital just to be told that they cancelled my appointment. I'm angry. I called regional to see why this happened, and now they are giving me the runaround.
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I'm dx with Major depression, recurrent with psychotic features & unspecified anxiety disorder
I didn't think that I had PTSD because I never saw combat. My LCSW explained to me that combat was not the only way someone could get PTSD, and that I fit the criteria for non combat PTSD. I still feel a little denial, but everything we discuss during therapy points to PTSD. The funny thing is that she dx me with PTSD and the shrink says it is not true PTSD because I never saw combat. He says I experienced trauma, but doesn't want to call it PTSD.
Thanks all for the response.
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Hello everyone.
Some background info:
- I have a 70% SC rating for Major depression
- I'm diagnosed with Major depression and unspecified anxiety disorder.
My LCSW said that I suffer from PTSD and that my depression and anxiety are all symptoms of it. She was baffled as to why the VA has not added PTSD to my problems list.
Should I even bother with getting this changed to PTSD , or hold what I got?
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Due to the above listed symptoms he has been unable to get and maintain a job...
Is this sentence enough to win an IU appeal? This is a sentence from the letter I received from my va psychaitrist.
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25 minutes ago, vetquest said:
Going and getting a letter that you are not employable for Voc Rehab is a great thing to have for IU.
Am I supposed to do the whole program first, or do I bring them the letter from my psychiatrist?
You may not know the answer to this, but what happens if the letter I get from voc rehab and the letter I got from my psychiatrist have conflicting information? Which letter holds more weight?
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The community told me not to worry, so I'm going to do just that
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As for the voc rehab, I don't know if I want to talk to anymore people about my issues. Am I just job hunting when I sign up, or is this more counseling with a psychiatrist.
Do you think I may be shooting myself in the foot if I don't go?
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I just received the letter from my care team. Will this be enough evidence to stop the proposed reduction and tdiu denial?
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Thanks for all the advice.
My care team was confused as to why they would reduce my rating, and agreed to write a letter against the decrease.
Hope it all goes well.
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Thank You all for the help.
Just for clarification:
- my care team (psychiatrist and LCSW) and I have a wonderful relationship. They've made it clear that they are here to help me, and if I need anything all I have to do is ask them.
- They've verbally said to me that I can not work the way I am. I have not seen this statement in myhealthevet, but I will give it another look.
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19 minutes ago, Buck52 said:
The VA is saying over all evidentary records shows the criteria for your 50% is closely as what the correct rating and not the 70% they gave you under the 38CFR4.7 CFR 4.26
you need to have more symptoms like occupational social impairments like work school social behavior toward family and others this would be under the 70% rating criteria they are say you have the 50% rating criteria after viewing your medical records so this means your therapist has said your showing an improvement, if you don't feel like you have made an improvement over the course of your treatment you need to ask your therapist or let her know you don't feel like your better its either about the same or worse.
I would sure try that and see if she will write you that letter that your condition has not changed..if she won't request the hearing review and gather up your evidence that says you meet the 70% criteria rating or higher... you might need to go get a IMO/IME to present as your new and meterial evidence if your therapist won't help you on this.
My mental health has been a downward spiral. I meet with the LCSW once a week, and the psychiatrist once a month. I will ask both of them if they could help, but if not i'm screwed.
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