ShrekTheTank

it will either be in the disabilities or your letters. It also could be the rater has not made the changes. Did you see there should be a change? Also VA.gov sometimes updates to show awards, but not percentages.

I think you are right.

they can go back and forth for no reason. don't check everyday as it will drive you crazy! It is not done until you receive your envelope. You could be all done, or they wanted to ask clarification of questions or a dozen other things.

It sounds like they want a very detailed discription of what happened. I know when they talked to me about it I walked them through everything I could remember and if I couldn’t I was honest about it. Sometimes our minds will block things out. So I would follow what they are asking for in every detail! Do not leave parts out because you think it is not something they want to hear. They want to know what caused this trauma!

also I believe these have been extended to 2019

I would say file away the longer you wait the more you miss out on. Also the VA can get your records faster than you can. I would get lay statements from you-your buddies-your spouse anyone who would know about your ptsd. Here is a short read of all the presumptive conditions linked to your time in the Gulf. If you have these you can file for them and the VA will send you to get checked out to see if you have them if you have not seen a doctor for them. I always like to have a diagnosis. I would say to get it done before the end of the month as if you file after the first of the month you miss another month of coverage/pay. Gulf War Illness Linked to Service in Southwest Asia If you served in the Southwest Asia theater of military operations, you may suffer from illnesses or other conditions related to service in this region. Find out if you can get disability compensation or benefits. Learn about service in Afghanistan and Gulf War Illness. Can I get disability benefits from VA? You may be able to get disability benefits if you served in the Southwest Asia theater of military operations during the Gulf War period and you didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge. Your illness or condition must also meet the requirements listed below, and you must have one of the diagnoses listed below. All of these must be true of your chronic illness or other condition. It: Started while you were on active duty or before December 31, 2016, and Caused you to be ill for at least 6 months, and Qualified you for a disability rating of 10% or more, and Was caused only by your service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations And you must also have a diagnosis of one or more of these conditions: Functional gastrointestinal disorders Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Fibromyalgia Other undiagnosed illnesses, including but not limited to cardiovascular disease, muscle and joint pain, and headaches Presumed disabilities You can also get benefits for a presumed disability if both of the below descriptions are true for you. Both of these must be true: You have a presumed disability that appeared within 1 year of your date of separation, and This presumed disability qualifies you for a disability rating of 10% or more We consider these illnesses to be presumed disabilities: Burcellosis Campylobacter jejuni Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) Nontyphoid Salmonella Shigella West Nile Virus Learn more about disabilities that appear within 1 year after discharge. Learn more about presumed disabilities. Who’s covered? Veterans

So typically they will update ebenefits. You can also check the letters on there and that can also tell you but you won’t know exactly until the envelope comes. Which it is now white and not brown.

https://www.va.gov/vetapp17/files5/1730452.txt here is one. Note you need to show how your PTSD aggravates your UC. An IMO will go miles and lay statements of how this is happening help also. The Veteran seeks service connection for ulcerative colitis, both on a direct basis and as secondary to PTSD. As secondary service connection is warranted, only that theory of entitlement will be addressed herein. Service connection may be established on a secondary basis for a disability which is proximately due to or the result of service-connected disease or injury. 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(a). Secondary service connection may also be established for a nonservice-connected disorder that is aggravated by a service-connected disability; compensation may be provided for the degree of disability (but only that degree) over and above the degree of disability existing prior to the aggravation. See 38 C.F.R. § 3.310 (b); Allen v. Brown, 7 Vet. App. 439, 448 (1995). To prevail on the issue of secondary service causation, the record must show: (1) evidence of a current disability, (2) evidence of a service-connected disability, and (3) medical nexus evidence establishing a connection between the current disability and the service-connected disability. Wallin v. West, 11 Vet. App. 509, 512 (1998). Here, the Veteran is diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. See March 2016 VA examination report. He is also service-connected for PTSD. Thus, the first two elements of secondary service connection are established. Regarding element three, nexus, there is one competent opinion of record addressing secondary service connection. Specifically, in a June 2017 opinion, a VHA expert gastroenterologist concluded that the Veteran's ulcerative colitis has been aggravated by his PTSD. In support of his opinion, the expert reasoned that stress may have a role in the exacerbation of symptoms in patients with known irritable bowel disease (IBD), and emphasized that the Veteran reported frequent symptom flare-ups and his physicians noted difficulty managing his ulcerative colitis. The gastroenterologist noted that "tress has been implicated in the activation of the enteric nervous system and elaboration of proinflammatory cytokines." While the June 2017 VHA expert gastroenterologist ultimately concluded that the Veteran's ulcerative colitis has been "aggravated" by his PTSD, the Board finds sufficient evidence to award secondary service connection on a proximate cause basis under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(a). Specifically, in addressing secondary service connection, the VHA expert stated that "tudies examining an association between psychological factors (in this case PTSD) and the risk of developing IBD have yielded inconsistent results" - in other words, some studies have supported such a relationship, while others have not. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979) (stating it is 'the responsibility of the trier of fact fairly to . . . draw reasonable inferences from basic facts to ultimate facts"); Bastien v. Shinseki, 599 F.3d 1301, 1306 (Fed. Cir. 2010) ("The evaluation and weighing of evidence and the drawing of appropriate inferences from it are factual determinations committed to the discretion of the fact finder."). The Board will afford the Veteran the benefit of the doubt in this regard. 38 U.S.C.A. § 5107(b); 38 C.F.R. § 3.102. Therefore, secondary service connection for ulcerative colitis is established.

You can file and they will deny but gives an earlier eed. You would have to appeal.

Here’s your sign

Now you get the hard lesson. The VA will never AUTOMATICALLY do anything. I would file today and you can try for an EED, but it will probably go with today.

Thanks buck! That answers my questions

So I can ask them to look at it to see if it should be consider P&T and submit evidence? If so how do I go about doing so?

I thought so. thanks

information in this row You are considered to be totally and permanently disabled due solely to your service-connected disabilities: No This is what the verification letter says.

I am trying to figure out if I need to be 100% or P&T? Student loans can be quite a burden on any borrower. Discharge of that student loan debt can be very difficult. However, if you have served since you took out certain kinds of subsidized or direct student loans for college or graduate school, you may qualify for a discharge or partial or full forgiveness of your loans. You may also qualify for a discharge if you have become disabled since you attended school. We will discuss options for discharge or forgiveness for: Federal Family Education Loan Program Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans PLUS Loans for Parents Federal Direct Loans Federal Perkins Loans Note: These rules apply only to the loans listed above. If you have a private student loan or state loan, these rules do not apply. Not sure whether your loan is a federal loan? Consider these following rules to determine what type of loan you have: If your interest rate is above 8.5%, you may have a private loan rather than a federal loan. Check the Department of Education’s National Student Loan Data System. Only federal loans are listed in the system. Still don't know? Ask your student loan servicer. How do I request a discharge for total and permanent disability? All three of the Federal student loan programs allow you to discharge your federal student loans in the case of “total and permanent disability.” Total and permanent disability means that your impairment can cause death or has lasted for 5 years and can be expected to last for at least an additional five years. The federal loan servicers recognize the disability determination made by the VA. If you already have service-connected disabilities and you have a total rating of 100%, you qualify for a loan discharge under the above federal programs. You also would qualify if you are not rated 100% but have a TDIU (Total Disability and Individual Unemployability) determination by the VA.

Is there a way to ask the BVA to look at your disability as permanent and total? Not sure how it works.

Go get treatment! As for getting benefits it sounds like you need to get current treatment and then apply for benefits. So something that has helped my claims are lay statements from friends, family, and yourself! Also when you apply go through your medical records and get the evidence they will need to see to service connect you. Your claim will go much faster if you have everything vquest stated.

congrats!

Looks good from what you are saying. Now if they will link it.

Bronco is right file!

At 70% the Va would initially cover it, but they would try to recover monies from insurance companies.

Has nothing to do with that. I am 314516 in line according to va.gov. My appeal is from 2014. I would be happy they are working on it. I am now 10 months after remand was issued and they have just scheduled me for another c&p. You should be happy it is moving!

Which one of the following best describes your situation? This is a general idea of how they will rate it. They don't go off of one statement a doctor will place on there, it is more of a puzzle and finding out which once you fit into. After looking it over page 9 is where I would look to see how they will rate it. If I am reading this correctly the 70% seems to fit. But I am not a rater, so It will based on what they see.