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LeroyJohnson

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  1. I did send in the form to the appeals officer I did not send in the same form for dic because I received a letter on the 14 of July telling me I would receive Leroy's last check for the month of death and I would receive a check for burial benefits . I have received both of those things .The letter also stated that I would be receiving dic because he was rated as 100% T&P for at least 10 years immediately preceding death ,records indicate that Leroy's disability status at time of death meets this criteria and that I would be receiving a monthly dic check and how much the check would be. I was amazed by the letter I had not received his death certificate until July 17 I have yet to receive the pathology and toxicology reports. The police detective that came out when I made the 911 call came back to the house to let us know that he watched his autopsy he said Leroy's heart and lungs were the worse he had ever seen in 30 of watching autopsy's. his heart function was less than 10%. I was amazed by the letter from the VA and the call from the appeals office because the only call I had made to the VA was about the mortgage life insurance and they said there was nothing they could do until they got a death certificate.
  2. no I do not have a copy of that exam it was done by phone and I have no idea where to get it. I do have a copy of the 2009 C&P. The first appointment was to confirm the he did indeed have both PTSD and TBI . the symptoms of both overlap so even though the symptoms of both were separated back in the 2009 C&P, I guess that wanted a more current diagnosis and if the severity was still the same or worse. the doctor stated that Leroy did indeed have both and that they were clearly separated. the second appointment was to be for neuropsychological testing which the 2009 exam stated he did not need that testing because records showed previous assessments, no testing needed. Leroy died on July 11 on July 13 I received a phone call from the appeals officer telling me that due to Leroy's death he would have to close his claim he asked me if I wanted to continue the claim he said that he could not tell me to continue the claim or not but hinted very strongly that I should he told me what form to fill out and that if I had any questions that I should call call and ask for him directly. I did fill out the form sent it in and he call me again to let me know he received it and would adjudicate the claim as quickly as possible.
  3. after several phone calls this morning I finally got someone to tell me that the VA mortgage life insurance is pending they don't know how much longer it will take before it will pay off as they just got the pending file this morning. They also processed his regular life insurance while I was on the phone with them. I am so grateful to all of you for helping me with this , I still have his pending claim for TBI . He was considered to have severe cognitive issues connected to TBI. according to a C&P from 2009. He completed one of the two examinations for TBI one at the end of June of this year and the other had not been scheduled yet. They were both the same examinations that were given in 2009. The doctor he spoke to told him that he defiantly had both PTSD and TBI and that the symptoms were clearly separated and both PTSD and TBI were severe. So we will wait and see if they approve his claim this time or not. It was denied last time because they said he did not have a diagnosis of TBI even though he was service connected for migraines from TBI and his scar on his head (37 stitches )that is in his service record for Vietnam the claim sat at the BVA for four years before it was sent back telling the regional office since they had already service connected the scar and migraines from TBI that they had to recognize the diagnosis and so they did, but did not say anything about awarding or not awarding a higher award for TBI been fighting this since 2009 .don't know if I win this or how far back would they go with accrued benefits. Berta, I am so sorry for your loss I can not imagine going thru this twice. I admire your strength .We were together for 31 years which is almost half of my life I can only hope to find even some of the strength that you have. Thank you for helping me.
  4. thank you for your response . I don't know if I can recover any money from the estate. I was informed last week that his family has put the funeral home up for sale and I was thinking of asking a lawyer if it might be possible to recover some or all the money plus lost interest that would have paid the cost of a current funeral . It has been a hard month I buried him one month ago today on my birthday Each day has been a struggle to do what I need to do but I know in time things will begin to get better. I just worry the insurance wont pay off because it was a suicide . He got his first 100% and P&T in 2003 so that is 17 years service connected He also got A&A at the same time.as I stated he has five 100% awards but was only paid at the "M" award rate I have tried for years to get them to change his rate of pay with no luck and now I guess that will never happen it was something he was always wanting me to try and correct. thank you for your time.
  5. yes I am aware that I will no longer receive his benefits I was sent a letter four days after his death explaining what I would receive his check for the month of his death which I received this month and the letter also stated that I would be receiving DIC in the amount of $1624.71 the letter stated that his status at time of death meets the criteria I did not have to send in the form for DIC. I also received the $2000.00 to help with his funerial which I was very grateful for. Back in 2007 we lost our youngest son and when we paid for his funerial we also paid for Leroy mine and our remaining son's funerial.(we had just won and received accrued back pay on one of his claims) so we used the money to take care of all the funeral's so we would not have to do that again it is to hard to make all those arrangements when you are grieving anyway when I took all the paperwork I had for the funerals to transfer it all to where we now live I was told that there was no money in the account that it was never turned into the life insurance company. The money for all three funeral's was embezzled ,the owner of the funerial home where we paid for the funeral's committed suicide last year after the police raided the funerial home. I was told that we were not the only ones that this happened to at least 45 other people who pre-paid got their money stolen as well. As far as I know the whole mess is still under investigation. So I am grateful that I was sent the death benefit money it has helped.
  6. I have a question and I am not sure if I am posting in the correct forum I am the wife of Leroy . he is no longer with us He committed suicide last month , he choose to do this in front of me. I not dealing with this very well and dealing with the VA paperwork has been hard. The question I have is about mortgage insurance we had thru the VA. Will they pay off the mortgage since it was suicide He was service connected with 100% for PTSD, 100% for his heart, 100% lungs and 2 other 100% ratings along with about 10 other smaller ratings. He was P&T since 2003 for PTSD. He just had a C&P for TBI, he did not make his second C&P appointment they were still in the process of getting him that appointment when he left us. I received a phone call from a appeals office asking me if I wanted to continue his claim, he said that he could not tell me what to do but hinted that I should pursue the claim .So I did fill out the form and sent it back in with his death certificate . I again received a call from the appeals office letting me know he got the paperwork and that he would adjudicate it as quickly as possible. In 2009 he had C&P for TBI in which they separated TBI from PTSD and stated that both PTSD and TBI were severe .The C&P that he did this year the doctor stated to him that he defiantly had both TBI and PTSD. Anyway I don't know if you needed all the above information to help answer my question but thought it might be helpful to you to give a more informed answer. Thank you for your time in this matter.
  7. no I can not drive myself but still need a vehicle to be able to get from point A to point B that is reliable
  8. thanks for your answer I do have more info that I did not state with my post but was hoping that If I could find where it states whether or not you must be service connected for both eyes or not might be the easiest way to file. The second part of the eye story is (for the eye that is not service connected) back in 2014 I was diagnosed with 6th cranial nerve damage it lasted for 2 years(I am service connected for diabetes) I was also at the same time of the damage was diagnosed with MG . 3 doctors at the time said that the 6th cranial nerve damage was likely due to diabetes one doctor said it was likely due to MG. last year when I applied for a auto grant I got denied as I have already explained. after the denial I was given a C&P in which the doctor stated that it was more likely than not more than 50% due to diabetes.it took three months for the denial in which the VA stated that the doctor after having given his opinion wrote an addendum (after three months) and stated he gave the wrong opinion that in 2014 he had stated that the damage was likely caused by MG .I am not sure on how to appeal this. I was hoping to just be able to find somewhere where it states whether or not both eyes have to be service connected. I thought that might be easier than arguing the preponderance of evidence (3 doctors saying likely due to diabetes) 1 C&P doctor stating an opinion of both once in 2014 of MG then in 2018 during the C&P in favor of diabetes. as you can see I really don't know have a clue how to fight this.
  9. I am service connected in one eye. I have the documentation showing that I am legally blind in both eyes . My question is do I need to be service connected in both eyes to qualify for the grant? I can't seem to find any info that states both eyes must be serviced to qualify. I do meet the requirements needed for grant as far as being blind is concerned but was denied for only having one eye service connected.
  10. form 26-4555 under number 11 remarks: what am I suppose to write in that space? I know that is sort of a stupid question but I have never applied for SAH Grant before and I want to make sure I do it right the first time. I have loss of use of lower extremities and blind in one eye
  11. thank you RichT for your reply I guess I was told something different because my wife is like me a veteran LJ
  12. I found out the way to file is as Berta thought fill out form 21-2680 you have to have a doctor fill it out then send it to your regional VA office they will then make a claim file for it and then they will treat it as they do all other claims for A&A, is what I was told and for those wondering if your spouse qualifies for A&A she is paid anywhere from L to N depending on her condition this is in addition to what you the veteran receive in compensation up to the max. allowed by law. LJ
  13. OK I read the criteria and I think she qualifies she has loss the use of her hand and her arm below the elbow has already begun to atrophy it is one and a half inches smaller than her other arm she has already had 2 surgery's on her hand and is getting ready for her second surgery on her cervical spine The RSD is extremely painful and her hand stays purple and swollen all the time.thanks for your help Berta. LJ
  14. Hello I have a question. I am wondering if or how I can file for A&A for my wife. since her car accident a few years ago she has developed RSD among other things. I am rated at L. can she qualify for A&A? thanks LJ
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