i would like to find out how to correctly file for tdiu. i have been awarded 70% disability for ptsd military sexual trauma. i would like to know how to apply for the tdiu correctly the first time so that i do not have to experience reapplication at a latter date. our local veteran representatives are really uninformed and caused a four year delay for my original claim for ptsd. i have several questions i would like to get information on.
1. when they ask for medical records for the last year, do they have access to the ones i have given them for my claim or do i have to recopy all records again and resubmit them?
2. does it help to write explanations about my hospitalizations or have letters from my doctors stating that i have been unable to work for 6 years? i am currently on ssi due to mental depression.
3. will they obtain the information from my psychiatrists for my sessions or do i have to obtain these records and send them myself?
4. will it affect my claim if my dates of jobs are approxiamted or i am incorrect about the wages earned? it also asks for number of days missed and i am not sure that i can obtain that information from some of my previous employers because it has been a long time since i worked for them?
i would appreciate any help in filing this claim successfully the first time because i need the money to pay for my psychiatric appointments. i cannot get to my va hospital for treatment there because it is too far away and everytime you go you have a new counselor and i cannot get the help that i need. i have to pay for these sessions myself. thanks, kim