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13 hours ago, broncovet said:

Thank you Dot.  Keep those compliments coming.  (lol).  Whoops, once I post something stupid, all the compliments disappear.  That wont take me long.  

EPB:  What did your VSO say?  Did he/she look it up on VBMS?  What was the status on VBMS?  What did "ask Peggy" say?  How about ebenefits?  Ask IRIS email?  Finally, you can try writing VA a letter, on a 21-4138.  To reiterate, I would tell them the fast letter, linked above, dated in 2010 requires VA to promptly compensate Veterans for partial grants.  This would be a good thing to bring up if/when you call the white house hotline.  

Writing your congress person "may" be counter productive, but you can try that if all else fails.  

I guess this means you have NOT gotten your compensation, retro or otherwise, almost 4 months after the Board decision.  

Yes, waiting is always tough.  Especially when you need the money.  Vets advocates often recommend "getting a hobby" especially something that does not cost a lot of money.  A few examples of things to do while waiting, or pick your own.

1.  Go fishing.  You dont have to spend a bunch of money, my fishing license is free.  

2.  Play chess.  Yep, I do that.  

3.  Work on improving YOU.  Call people you have not called for a while, or write them. Go see them.  Tell your spouse you love them, and cook them dinner, and do 4 more things he/she likes.  Do something similar for other family members or friends.  

4. Read.  You learn a lot by reading. 

5.  Go to church.  You can also take college courses, including Bible classes.  

6.  Make a plan what to do with your retro.  That was fun for me.  

I divided it into 3 categories:

1.  Less than I thought.   2.  About the amount of retro I thought. 3.  More than I thought 

Then I put in numbers.  And, what I was gonna do with the money, all of which was give some, spend some, invest some.  

 

Don't have a vso, had one a long time ago told me there was nothing wrong with me. 

Sorry I thought ask Peggy was joke

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Broncovet

I think I've done most of your suggestions.  I called the help line, wrote my congressman,  bombarded the AskVA site with "wth" questions.  

And here I sit, twiddling my thumbs

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I finally after 6 years received a decision by BVA dc. It was sent to Portland for execution.  I was awarded TDIU for my 70%ptsd, denied for 100%ptsd, and remanded for lumbar strain. 

Now Portland wants to do a C&P for ptsd. 

The BVA said I should see the change to my rating and pay within 1 to 2 months. 

I'm at a lost why Portland regional wants a C&P. It seemed a closed deal. It's been almost 4 months now and no ratings change. 

Anyone got some help or something??