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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?
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Instead of answering in this thread, please answer this thread in the IMO forum:
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Please let me know what you think.
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10 hours ago, Fat said:
Many urologist often connect ED to high blood pressure.
ED has many causes, but high blood pressure has been cited.
A nexus letter might not be needed, but the office notes need to reflect the ED by high blood pressure causation.
Thanks but that would be a secondary service connection.
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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6 hours ago, brokensoldier244th said:
No, its per claim.
Where can I find the policy, regulation, or law that say this?
6 hours ago, brokensoldier244th said:Why didn't you send up the 21-4192 and 21-8940?
I just feel that I don't have enough in my medical records right now to prove TDIU.
6 hours ago, brokensoldier244th said:What i'm not clear on here is- did you actually file a claim, or just an intent to file?
Did you actually file an 8940 claim and we sent you a letter with the 8940 forms and you never turned those in (which, would result in a denial because there was nothing to base the claim on)?
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.
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7 minutes ago, brokensoldier244th said:
No, but if you submit your claim its dated either by the postmark, or 29FEB2020, and you can still add evidence to it throughout. (VA Letter 20-02)
Would you please explain this more? I don't understand.
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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?
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If a vet submitted an Intent to File during the pandemic can he get an extension? If so, how would he do that?
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17 hours ago, broncovet said:
If he says no, you will need another doctor which may include an IMO/IME.
Where do I find those?
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1 hour ago, Ddsr said:
If you want a Nexus from VA shrink good luck. They almost never write one out. If you get a nexus from independent source they would need to view your VA records and state such on the nexus.
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.
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46 minutes ago, pacmanx1 said:
If you filed a claim in 2015 and the VA rated, you and sent you a decision and you didn’t file a new claim for increase until 2020-2021 and the VA increased your rating then what are you asking for? If your symptoms increased in 2019 and you didn’t file a claim, why would you think that the VA would give you an earlier effective date when you didn’t file a claim?
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.
49 minutes ago, pacmanx1 said:What do you want to appeal?
They gave me an effective date of B and I think they should give me an effective date of A.
50 minutes ago, pacmanx1 said:What date are you trying to claim and think the VA made a mistake?
The date years ago where my symptoms increased in severity (the same symptoms that they used to justify giving me an increase).
51 minutes ago, pacmanx1 said:Can you explain: “My effective date was the date of decision”?
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?
53 minutes ago, pacmanx1 said:Did you file a claim, and the VA gave you an effective date of your rating decision and not the date you filed your claim?
No, as I've said before, this was a REEXAMINATION. The VA gave me an effective date of my rating decision.
55 minutes ago, pacmanx1 said:Did the VA give you an effective date of your C & P exam?
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.
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What specifically do I ask of him?
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What specifically do I ask of him?
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On 7/11/2021 at 5:35 AM, pacmanx1 said:
How close or how far away are your medical symptoms records from your decision? When your symptoms increased, did you file a claim at that time?
About two years. No.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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14 hours ago, GBArmy said:
mb76 If it is as stated, you have a good case. I don't know how a person can have tinnitus but it was "not recurrent." Is that like "almost pregnant'? To appeal, you need new and relevant evidence. You have been advised on what to do. Go get the new evidence. Get an IMO and dbq from a licensed audiologist, with "more likely as not" in it. You had it in your records, point out it is on the noise listing by MOS, and new statements in support of the claim., and it is worse.You can do this.
Thanks. That's encouraging. Do I need to get different audiologists to do the DBQ and IMO or can the same one do it?
If you get P&T, should you still keep trying to get increases?
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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?