Ruben

Hi y'all I have 70% PTSD and getting 80% combined service-connected evaluation but getting paid at a 100% due to IU for about 2 years already. I just received my annual summary of benefits and states the following: "You are not considered to be T&P disabled due to your service-connected disabilities at this time because your case is schedule for review in: OCT 2013." I would like to know 1. What can I do to get my case evaluated sooner? 2. Why are they scheduling this C&P so far in the future? 3.In the mean time, what is the most I can make working without negatively affecting my IU? Thanks a lot guys and girls! Garryowen!

Friends and comrades, On july 31 2008 VA received my request for increase for PTSD, On Oct 1 2008 I was awarded an increase for PTSD from 30% to 70%, disability pay went from 50% to 80%, then on October 6 2008 VA received my request for IU and today November 15 2008 I received my retro pay all the way from july 31 2008 for my IU claim,,,I could not have done this without all the support and advise I received from you guys, but my question is, Am I the only one here that feels that this went tru to easy?, I was ready for battle with VA, but there was no battle, thanks a lot guys and girls, Ruben

Well this is not actually my rep, well maybe he is now, well I don't know, I have only used DAV once, that was 3 months ago for my PTSD increase paperwork, I sent it and that was it, the paperwork for my IU I did it myself and sent it and then I had to do a statement in support of claim wich I did on my own too, and now I just got this letter from a DAV NSO in St Petersburg VA Regional Office, I called them today but they were off for the holidays, neways the important thing is that its looking like im getting my IU,,,thanks for your reply

wow,,I know that I won't get nothing close to 60k but 4500 sounds great to me, thanks a lot jbasser

Hi everyone I just got today a letter from DAV stating the following; This letter is not intended to serve as your official notification from the VA upon completion of necessary administrative procedures. teh VA reserves the right to modify the decision prior to your official notification. The VA's letter will inform you of he current monetary monthly and retroactive benefits to which you are entitled. the DAV has reviewed the most recent VA decision concerning your claim for benefits. Acombined evaluation of 80% plus entitlement ot benefits at the 100% rate due to individual unemployability has been assigned as a result of the following action(s): Entitlement to endividual unemployability is granted effective july 31 2008....so on an so for Should I understand by this letter that my claim for IU has been granted by VA?

Wings: Thanks for the advise, My goal is to get myself better, I'll be happy working, as long as it is a job that does not worsens my dissabilities or agravates my ptsd, i started voc rehab before i was awarded the 70% ptsd but I don't start college until january, so I truly feel that I'm IU until I can get my an education and then I get suitable employment so we are talking about 5 years from now, I know that if I go to school and also have to go work a dead end job I'm definetly gonna go crazy, so all I want to do is give college a try and see if after getting my BA in Accounting then I can have a job that I can deal with and provides me enough financial support lo live.

GuaymasJim: Ok, I found a 21-8940 online and I'm almost done completing it and I'm wondering if there is anything I need to know in regard to how to fill this document? specially since my major disability is PTSD and the times that I worked I really didn't miss any days because of it, what should I input where it ask how many days I missed?

does anyone know if after using tuition benefits from voc rehab can I use my GI Bill?

Pete53: I have been working with voc rehab and they are sending me to school next year so I believe the schooling alone will disqualify for SSD, now, would it disqualify me for TDIU?

Thanks a lot wings,,now I know what they are talking about,,thanks for the link

I just finally got my decicion on my increase for ptsd and was approved it went from 30% to 70% and schedule from 50% to 80% and I got an GAF of 38,,,first of all what is the GAF and is this a good score?