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mb76

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  1. mb76
    I understand getting service connection but I'm talking about getting increases on existing SC disabilities. I would be interested in making sure that if I ever get lowered that I my total rating wouldn't go below 100%. Who is correct?
  2. mb76
    Some people say "don't do anything after you get P&T because it will tell the VA that your conditions are not stable". Others say "NEVER stop putting in for increases that you are entitled to. If the VA ever lowers a rating for one of your conditions, having other conditions highly rated will prevent your total percentage from decreasing." Who is correct?
  3. mb76
    Instead of answering in this thread, please answer this thread in the IMO forum:
  4. mb76
    Please let me know what you think.
  5. mb76
    Thanks but that would be a secondary service connection.
  6. mb76
    I have ED (and I'm getting treatment for it) and I've considered getting a nexus letter to get it service-connected, secondary to other problems I have. But I don't have the money for a nexus letter. I was recently looking through my service treatment record and saw that I have a complaint of "erectile dysfunction". I do not see it listed as a diagnosis nor was I prescribed any treatment for it while in-service. Can I just put in a claim for direct service connection?
  7. mb76
    Does anyone know if bruxism or TMJ can be SC secondary to sleep apnea? If so, how do I do that? Would a sleep doctor or dentist need to write a letter?
  8. mb76
    My vocational expert wants to use my yet-to-be created IMO but my IMO doc wants to use my yet-to-be created vocational assessment. What should I do?
  9. mb76
    I was reading my VHA record and I one provider said that I had a good memory. This is not true and frankly I don't think she was qualified to offer that opinion in my record. The other involved another provider saying that I was not suffering from X (symptoms unrelated to his specialty). I don't know how he could have known this is he didn't ask me. Both of what these providers said could hurt my chances of getting an increase. How should I go about telling them that it's incorrect and I want it changed?
  10. mb76
    Is there one RO that overwhelmingly grants all claims? I do know that some ROs are better than others for certain claims. I forgot where I read it but I thought I saw that the Los Angeles RO was the best RO for MST claims and that the Providence RO was the best for tinnitus. Does anyone have a list of these?
  11. mb76
    I think that I have enough medical evidence for sizable increase but I don't know for sure or how to word my statement because the medical notes and tests are Greek to me. I don't want to ask my VHA provider to opine. Should I get an IMO? I know that it might be overkill. Or should I get another doc to fill out a DBQ?
  12. mb76
    Where can I find the policy, regulation, or law that say this? I just feel that I don't have enough in my medical records right now to prove TDIU. VA did an RFE on me, then increased my rating, opened up an IU claim, and requested documents. All I gave them was the ITF. I did not submit a 21-8940 or anything else regarding TDIU. Thanks for your responses. They are always good.
  13. mb76
    Would you please explain this more? I don't understand.
  14. mb76
    I submitted an Intent to File (Form 21-0966) as part of a va.gov IU claim where VA requested TDIU forms. Instead of submitting those, I uploaded the Intent to File (I felt as if I did not have enough evidence to win TDIU at the time). The TDIU claim was denied later than month. I am considering abandoning my attempt to get TDIU because I am so close to 100% (schedular). I'd like to know if I can use that specific Intent to File for other claims. If so, how do I reference the original date?
  15. mb76
    If a vet submitted an Intent to File during the pandemic can he get an extension? If so, how would he do that?
  16. mb76
    Where do I find those?
  17. mb76
    I don't need a nexus since I am already service connected. I was thinking of some writeup on how my MH prevents me from working.
  18. mb76
    I didn't file a claim (recently); the VA reexamined me and gave me an increase. This happened less than one year ago. But what they bumped me up for I've been suffering from for about two years prior to my decision on the reexamination. They gave me an effective date of B and I think they should give me an effective date of A. The date years ago where my symptoms increased in severity (the same symptoms that they used to justify giving me an increase). The effective date was the date of my decision. I don't know how to explain that in simpler terms. For example: my decision date was on May 1st 2020 and my effective date was also May 1st 2020. Make sense? No, as I've said before, this was a REEXAMINATION. The VA gave me an effective date of my rating decision. No, the VA gave me an effective date of the rating decision. Not that it really matters since the C&P exam was mere days before the decision.
  19. mb76
    What specifically do I ask of him?
  20. mb76
    What specifically do I ask of him?
  21. mb76
    About two years. No.
  22. mb76
    I had a reexamination where my percentage was increased but my medical records showed that my condition was deteriorated years before. My effective date was the date of decision. Can I appeal? Should I appeal? How do I do it?
  23. mb76
    I can google things such as "secondary to PTSD" but I was wondering if there is an exhaustive list of (primary) service connected disabilities that vets have used to get secondary service connection.
  24. mb76
    Texas has 100% property tax exemption for 100% disabled vets. That could be worth a lot (depending on how much your home is worth). California doesn't charge tuition at its public universities for spouses of 100% disabled veterans, which can worth tens of thousands of dollars once a spouse's DEA benefits run out. Out of all the states in this great nation, which one has the BEST benefits for 100% disabled veterans?
  25. mb76
    Thanks. That's encouraging. Do I need to get different audiologists to do the DBQ and IMO or can the same one do it?
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