That was me. My bad...in reading the post i didnt realize it was someone else posting it other than the poster. My eyes were hurting and after you posted i realized my error. i think it was the long quote he quoted that through me off.
but to the original poster...i am still lost on why tdiu is bad and freaking you out. it could be better than a higher rating. and some disabilities have caps and you may never ever get higher than what you have. i have service connected hearing loss and va issued hearing aid but still at 0% with my 10% tinnitus I have major issues with certain accents, tones and outside noise but because its only the 1 ear how the law is written for hearing loss i am stuck at 0. see my point? trying to explain it right let me know if i am not please. so sometimes getting the tdiu is the best. and you also stated you were under the understanding the rating would have only taken weeks...may i ask by who??? that may have been wrong info to you. and Nov for tdiu is FAST just saying...its normally a year timeline. and they may raise a rating, but it may not be enough to raise your over all rating, which happens a lot also. Study the va rating scale and how it works. it may put things in a better perspective. and someone who suffers HIGH anxiety, let it go on this one, cuz this could so work out in your favor way better than a rate review. way better. and if you can get tdiu, it would help you so much.