Christie

Yes MY OPINION. If its family history it should not be service connected. PERIOD. It is wrong. And I am allowed my opinion...and if stating no offense bothers you..well no offense...move past it. you stated your opinion without someone telling you moving past your opinion. get butt hurt much?????? Again, family history should not be able to be service connected. Its not right. You would /may have gotten it even if never served. Claims like this drain the system. And then people die never getting anything...but hey...tell that Vietnam vet reading this that its okay he aint getting shit for being exposed to agent orange but that person who has family history is getting 100%.

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.

#1. You may wanna get checked for cancer as METFORMIN has been recalled for causing cancer. #2. No offense, but how did the service cause your diabetes. As someone with a family history of it, there is no way its service connected. And I am seeing more and more of people who are getting diabetes or with other family histories getting service connected for non service connected illnesses. And that is wrong. I had to fight for 20 years for my actual service connected issues. And there are VIETNAM vets STILL fighting. That is what is wrong with this system. My dad died getting NOTHING. So many things with the system need fixing...on all ends.

It sounds like that they made an error in your last exam and maybe didnt address a few things so they are fixing it by re-examining you. That would be my guess.

So now I am confused. You are already 100% P/T but yet they are trying to TDIU you? Do you currently work? Pay and benefit wise they are the same thing. So I am totally lost.

The new law is for VA doctors and malpractice. Not the BVA which is a court.

No none as of yet. Maybe tomorrow, we shall see. I figured maybe the day after or the day the money is released it may show. Just my assumption though.

Update #1 as of today, on ebenefits it shows a new claim, gathering evidence for attorney fee decision....and on va.gov it shows as closed, and letter on its way all dated todays date. No other changes on ebenefits with the disabilities or letters. I am scared. I am not gonna lie. After 20 yrs, my luck heart attack after opening my letter...or the day the money shows. I know I can call Peggy and most likely find out final numbers but if it is somehow bad, that is not the way I want to find out LOL. Time to watch the mail. If it is coming from my varo, I might get it Saturday!

Actually, that is wrong. You can deny any med without repercussion. They cant force you to take medication. And they cannot hold it against you. I refuse meds as I have kidney disease (as do 1 in 5 adults). Therefore most meds are dangerous, and after forced anthrax vaccines, and the opioid crisis, it is your choice. And, they do not trully know what harm any med can do til YEARS later. Look at zantac.

Just an FYI. Ebenefits is updating daily with any new info on your claims. As of today, (i am an habitual checker, multi times a day) well for today my site just changed and my claim is now closed INCLUDING the remand and it was service connected. No new letters or update under the disabilities tab but it shows on va.gov also. I will let you know when i see the ebennies change for everything showing up.

IU is great. It means you are unable to work and paid at the 100% level. Yes, it means they are reviewing your evidence also..its good...real good. keep your chin up. you may have this without any fight.

I believe IU is Individual Unemployability. So they may be adding it due to what you have, your ratings etc. They can do that. If they find while doing what they are doing that you auto qualify, they can go ahead and give it to you. Which is good thing.

I feel for you. All I can say is keep fighting and remember VA.gov isnt always right or accurate. One day mine said i was still 132k on the list and the next day it said the judge granted my 100% unemployable. . That was May 20th and still waiting. After 20 years of fighting. Yep 20 years. If it continues, get a lawyer. Don't keep telling yourself one more year....That one more year may screw you on one more year of back pay.

Ok, so I have to ask. I have seen many post where the veteran states, "I logged into va.gov and i had an alert". I have never...NEVER EVER had an alert. Where do they show up exactly????? Even though my claims are ending, I am very curious about this. Enquirering minds wanna know!

I was granted TDIU on May 20 from the BVA. Still no change on ebenfits for me either.

I would call the warden and complain and let them know he is harassing you and file charges. Yes, charges can be pressed on him while in prison. Then, contact an attorney and see about a law suit against the prison and system for allowing an abuser to contact an abusee. Also, call the white house 800 number and let them know the VA is violating your rights by contacting someone other than you with info on your case. I have children that i raised not the dad, and collected the dependency for them without them contacting the father. Your rights were violated. Do not answer any more calls, and save any and all vm.

I concur. And I do not believe ALL of them understand the law according to everything that gets filed.

That is why.

Oh I will for sure! And no Hadit was too late for me but i do plan on donating the day my back pay hits.

It basically means it was recorded as being received with today's date and time. So, basically, they got them. They were seen. Maybe not reviewed but acknowledged they were received.

Thank you! I know for sure they have to at least go back 3 years. I am hoping though, they see what the judge was talking about and go back farther. I still have a few things in remand also. The only thing i cant get them to budge on is the anthrax vaccine. I wont give up. They need to pay (for everyone) who was forced into it and who is suffering now. (stage 3 kidney disease). I will be doing the math real closely as I had kids in school and still living here.

After 20 years, my fight is over. On May 20th, the BVA granted my 100% Unemployable claim. I have been patiently waiting since for news. A few minutes ago, I hung up with Peggy to find out, just hours earlier it has been closed and sent up for higher approval. I am so excited. I just want this over and done. I know my years are going to be screwed...REAL SCREWED, but honestly...I am just ready to be done. I have had DOZENS of failed VSO's. Many who never did anything and let timelines drift by. I never gave up. Never surrendered! I offer this advice to others fighting...DO NOT GIVE UP!!!!!! Soon my final letter will be here. I think when it comes..my heart might stop.

WRONG! I am a MMJ card holder. They still have to provide medications you need UNLESS you state you are only using MMJ.

I understand. I have issues too. And the thing i hate the most, is some doc staring at you from a screen just shaking there head. It angers me..like seriously hardcore angers....and i try to explain it and they dont understand. and with my hearing loss it doesnt help matters. And i dont understand why it angers me so much. like guys..ladies... ANGER. then i just get the head shake with nothing else. The system is so broke in places. i dont want someone who shakes there head and just stares...yell at me...tell me i am being a stupid btch or whatever...dont be passive... i am very aggressive so give me that back....yet i keep getting the head shaker. hopefully this doc gets better for you.

oh wow..okay...so i was in a bad headache period there so i think i misunderstood this post. and now reading through the comments, i have to ask....how does someone get this? like i fall in the tub all the time. and when my lower back goes out, holy cow i cant even get to the bathroom alone. i was suppose to get surgery for a neuro stimulator MONTHS ago (last option as surgeon said no surgery can fix as i need a new spine) but thanks to a cold virus that has been put on hold.