ShrekTheTank

I have yet to have a fast one yet. I am at my second round at the BVA and I am at about 550 days right now

this sounds like a pain in the ass. I have an appointment to talk to them, but I am going to ask a lot of questions to see if it is even worth it. Ty for the info!

Can they help with a computer and such?

So I have a few questions about this service. Not sure if anyone can help. I am wanting to start a small business doing bonsai tree nursery. I am wondering how much help the VR&E will be and do they have funds or sources to help with obtaining land and products needed to start the nursery? Trying to figure out if this is good idea or not.

I will say this is the hardest fight I have ever done. My time in Iraq was easier than this.

This is funny as hell! Below is when they closed my claim. We closed your claim on December 12, 2022 We finished reviewing your claim and a decision has been made. You can find your decision letter in the claim letters page. A decision packet will also be mailed to you. Typically, decision notices are received within 10 days, but this is dependent upon U.S. Postal Service timeframes.

sounds good ty. My real concern here is how long this process takes. I mean if I had an active C&P that I need to rebuttle there if no way that is going to happen.

Claim type Freedom of Information Act / Privacy Act Request What you’ve claimed Not Available Date received July 25, 2022 Your representative for VA claims VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE US

Sure did. I tried to do it at the VAMC and they told me they do not do that anymore. I went to the C&P office and got the same response. I then went to the state VSO and they filed my FOIA for me. It went through the NEW process and I am now waiting to see how long it takes.

Oh no they responded. It has take over 6 months to get my C&P exams. Still have not seen them. They have sent 4-5 letters about them and that they are sending a CD of them. So we will see when they get here.

No, I am talking about C&P exams. I am waiting on them still.

Yes this has changed. I started with the process and then was told the new way to get them. I was stupefied at how long this will take. I thought Ok this should take a month? Two at most. I was way wrong. They sent me a letter stating it was coming, but still nothing. I will update once they send the CD

I would do what you said above and contact everyone. I know the senator route really works. Just gotta go hard at it

they should be avalible on the button reports

I am trying out the New IRIS system today and see if I can get an answer

I agree it sucks. This should be very simple to get. walking over fired coals is BS

yes I just wanted all my C&P exams. So I can go over them to see if they are right

I did the privacy act request and they sent a letter stating a CD was coming, and that was 2 months ago. Prior to that it was 4 months,so we will see As for the above, I did try and they told me this is the way it has to be done. They could be wrong, who knows. Maybe someone else had better luck

Once they do tell you get it in writing.

You need another disability of 60% to get to that mark

I could be totally wrong here and I need to go fight for my own claim. Below was just posted to me and I think I need to put in for SMC-S The Court has held that the order in which disabilities are service connected is not relevant to VA's determination of a claimant's eligibility for special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. section 1114(s). Whenever a veteran has a total disability rating, schedular or extra-schedular, based on **multiple disabilities** and the veteran is subsequently awarded service connection for any additional disability or **disabilities**, VA's duty to maximize benefits requires VA to assess all of the claimant's disabilities without regard to the order in which they were service connected to determine whether any combination of the disabilities establishes entitlement to special monthly compensation under section 1114(s). If, after such an assessment, VA determines that the claimant is entitled to special monthly compensation, the effective date of the award of special monthly compensation will be the effective date assigned for the award of benefits for the final disability that forms the relevant combination of disabilities. Buie v. Shinseki, 24 Vet. App. 242, 250-51 (2010), as amended (Apr. 21, 2011).

I think you need to have ONE disability at 100% or be TDIU. I thought the same thing about SMC. The way it reads you could think that way. After many discussions it is one or the other. I am in the same boat. tinnitus 10% IBS 30% Fibro 40% PTSD 50% Headaches 30% Dercum's disease 60% Knee pain 10% Sleep apnea 50%

yes they do

You don't need to have it now. Just put the intent to file in and you have a year. Also, your Lay evidence helps a lot

there is no need to wait. Go get them checked out and put in for the increase now. The longer you wait the more they get to not compensate you. At least do the intent to file and you have a year if you want, but if is worse than you just put in for it. There is no timeline that I know of.