ShrekTheTank

I have done Ebenefits and it worked.

GBArmy is correct. I was denied all the way to the BVA and then they gave it to me. Follow the advice above and keep fighting as they win if you stop or give up

Another piece here to add is you need to look through all of your medical records. If at any point you said you were tired for no reason or something else linked to sleep apnea you can use this to link it. An IMO is the strongest one, but there are other ways

I have not seen a letter like this sent out before. I would keep down the road you are on and I would not follow those instructions as it sounds like someone is trying to get you to delay your claim again. Not sure of the reason of this unofficial letter, but something seems off. Keep fighting!!!

Ty Bronco

So try the whitehouse hotline. Then you can also put in IRIS Home Page (va.gov) complaint here they will get back in with 5 days

This is confusing. If I were you I would call the 800 number tomorrow and then call the Whitehouse hotline and see if they can give any input. As they are contradicting themselves.

The only downside is it limits the amount you can work if you could work.

because you are considered permanently disabled. You do not need to be 100% to get it You are considered to be 100% with your TDIU. with being P&T you get all the benefits.

Go to Ebenefits and check you letters. if it is update it will show if you are P&T. It sounds like you are but it is good to check. You should be able to get all of those benefits.

I know Home Depot has the Vet program and here at Habitat we put on 12-15 roofs and critical repairs that homedepot pays for . I would check it out

I would say go for it. And to say you are not qualified for it does not seem to be the point. You are 100% disabled and they should be helping you out if you needed it. Just like when I asked my doctor for a pillow to help with my rotator cuff. I sent her the pillow I wanted and in two weeks it was at my door. I would go for, what is the worst they can say No?

IMO I would just go to the board and get it over with. From what I understand you will probably end up going there anyway.

I am assuming for this to be true, they would need to say in the proposed reduction how they obtained the evidence? Just like Broken said above they would need some specific times to get any recordings. Let's assume they were recorded, what were they saying? Don't get me wrong, I don't want anyone listening to me, but it seems if they did get a reduction then something was going on. Were they lying about their disabilities? Did they admit they had gotten better, or were never as bad as they said they were? It make me wondering what they were talking about to cause a reduction. I also think there would be some legal problems with listening in on peoples conversations.

So it sounds like there would be a record of this somewhere. What I would do is not delay filing for this as the longer you wait the more they get to not give you! I would get it going and do a Lay statement of the events. Tell them every detail of what happend. Next let the VA do their job of ASSISTING you to complete your claim. Now durring this time you can search for public records and keep working on the NPRC. Remember you will have some time to find them.

Hello and welcome! A few questions first, do you need a buddy letter? Did you fight in combat or is it a situation where someone saw it and no one else? Asking as they will access your records to see when and where you served. If you served in combat it is kind of a no brainer. If it is the latter then you can right a Lay statement and try to get someone else who was there and saw what you saw. Or it might be in your records.

Did you go to your letters section and check? Remember this is a 3rd party site and does not get it right all the time.

if they are new claims this will affect those start dates. If you are ok with this then wait, but they can mess with EED every time.

It is very close. I would think it could take up to a week as that will take more signatures.

@blahsaysme2u This is great news! Thank you so much!

I checked the history on it and it has not been locked. I locked and unlocked it to see if that did anything. Let me know if that fixed it.

Not that I know of, they send it down to the RO and once they are ready to work it they will review the case and render the decision. Just a side note the RO can and will make changes based on what they know and can what they claim prove. I have had two issues approved but lowered due to the RO changing them. We then again have to keep fighting them.

So since the VA is the only one who can do PTSD, which I assume they will be looking at then this will go towards it. The VA has the duty to assist you. So they will look at your records, I would bring them with you to the appointment. The doctor will ask you all sorts of questions about your issues. Now you need to be honest, but you also have to tell them what a bad day looks like. What you are thinking. Anything which is affecting you. Let them know you have an appointment to go see your doctor. So with seeing LHI, these things right now take time to come back. My last one was 3 months, so you have time to submit what your doctor tells you to your claim. If you are seen at the VA your notes should be uploaded within 3-7 days to the bluebutton on myhealthevet. or you can ask your doctor for a copy. If none of this ends up working you can and should appeal. Find out what the issues was (come back here and post so we can help). We have all fought the VA for a long time and there is amazing advice on how to win. I am very glad you are seeking treatment. I was also raised this same way and I know how hard it can be to go to someone and talk about your deepest issues. To show emotion. How to be vulnerable in front of someone. There are tons of resources at the VA, the crisis line is great and the VA will get you in sooner if there is an issue. We are all here to help in anyway we can. Stay strong and keep fighting.

Buck is correct. Even thought the judge granted the appeal, it still has to come back to the Regional office for review and implementation. Until this is done you will not see a change. My current timeline for this was 3-4 months to get sent to the regional office and 6-9 months to get it implemented. We all hope it moves faster, but the VA moves at their own pace.

This means the judge did grant your appeal. Which is great! Now you have to wait for it to go to the regional office. This next step can take 2-6 months or more. I just want to give you a real view of what you are looking at. The judge cannot change your percentage there. The Ratings Officer has to check it and then they will make the changes and your percentage or SMC will change.