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grent

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  1. want to know if ssd will have a cola will va have cola my clothing allowance cola got a letter from VA while back on effective date for TBI something about re-adjusting effective date when it said another c and p, i threw it out wondering if anyone else got one of these tbi letters
  2. OKAY ILL JUST LET THE THINGS PROCEED NORMALLY THROUGH THE BVA AND GO FROM THEIR. OF FURTHER NOTE I NOTICED THE AMOUNT OF CLAIMS KEEPS STEADILY RISING AT ALL VAROS I FEEL WHEN THE EITHER THE IRAQ OR AFGHAN WARS ARE COMPLETED CHANGE WILL COME IF THEY SUDDENLY WITHDRAW BOTH THEATERS AT ONCE THE VA WILL HAVE NOW HAVE A VERY COMPLICATED CLAIMS ISSUE ON THEIR HANDS NOT THAT THEY DONT ALREADY ITS GOING TO GET WORSE EVEN WHEN AND IF THE IRAQ WAR ENDS CHANGE WILL COME I FEEL A LOT OF VETS ARE GOING TO GET FED UP AND BE INTERVIWED ON TV YOU TUBE IS BECOMING MORE INTERESTING TO ME ON VETERANS ISSUES CHANGE WILL COME AT VA ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME I FEEL THATS WHY THESE TWO WARS KEEPING DRAGGING ON THE FED DOD AND VA ARE SAYING WHAT ARE WE GOING TO WITH ALL THESE VETERANS I FEEL THEY WILL HAVE TO CREATE JOBS FOR VETS IN THE VARIOUS FEDERAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT BASED ON THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION AND VETS COMING HOME THE VA JUST CANT KEEP SHOVING CASES OFF ON THE BVA AMC OVER HEAR OVER THEIR DAV USELESS DRO HEARINGS AND ALL THESE DUMPING GROUNDS FOR TIME OUT ON CLAIMS, AS MORE TIME GOES BY MORE VETS COME HOME AND THE BACKLOG IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE I FEEL THE SYSTEM IS GOING TO CRASH LIKE THE STOCK MARKET IT HAS TO AND CRASH IT WILL AND ITS GOING TO BE DEVISTATING AND THAT CRASH WILL CAUSE THE VA SYSTEM TO BE UP DATED AND COMPLETELY OVER -HAULED I BELIEVE THEIR WILL BE MORE STORIES NEWS ARTICLES ON THE VA AND THEIR WHOLE SHABY INEFFCIENT CLAIMS AND APPEALS SYSTEM. I SEE ALL OVER THE INTERNET VARIOUS POSTS HOW TRULY MAD AND UPSET VETERANS ARE WITH THE VA I DONT BLAME THEM. IF POSSIBLE COULD YOU PLEASE POST A CASE CITE ON THE NEHMAR DECISION, , ON BRADLEY V PEAK I READ THAT OVER AND OVER AND READ THE ABRAMS REPORT THAT PERSON MR ABRAMS IS VERY WELL EDUCATED AND RIGHT ON POINT YOU CAN SEE IT IN HIS REPORT AND THE CASE CITE THAT CASE WILL BE A SERIOUS SERIOUS ISSUE AND LEGAL RULING THE VA WILL HAVE TO NOW DEAL WITH AND RE-ADJUDICATE I FEEL ALL TDIU CLAIMS PRIOR AND PRESENT AND ALL 100% P AND T CLAIMS PAST AND PRESENT IF I READ THE CASE LAW AND HOUSE HEARING BRIEFS CORRECTLY / THEY WILL ALL HAVE TO BE RE-ADJUDICATED JUST LIKE THE RETRO LETTER I GOT ON TBI EFFECTIVE DATE CHANGE AND RETRO FROM THE VA AWHILE BACK MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S CASE LAW / LEGAL PRECIDENT / STARI DECISIS I THINK AND THATS THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN AND CONTINUITY CASES MUST APPLY AND FAIRNESS PREVAIL AS WELL. WHAT THE VA AND COURT DOES FOR ONE MUST BE DONE FOR ALL. THANKS AGAIN AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CASE CITE FOR NEHMAR IF YOU HAVE TIME. HAPPY HOLIDAYS / HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
  3. I HAVE CASE PENDING AT BVA WASHINGTON MY QUESTION IS THIS , IF THE EVIDENCE IS SO COMPELLING AND DAMNING AGAINST THE LOCAL VARO ON ONE OF THE ISSUES CAN I REQUEST AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW FROM VA CENTRAL WASHINGTON DC??? OR OR JUST LET THE CASE PROCEED THROUGH THE BVA MACHINERY IF I GOT A NEGATIVE REVIEW WOULD THAT COMPLICATE THAT ISSUE AND OTHER ISSUES EVENTUALLY BEFORE THE BVA THNKS
  4. I HAVE A 100% TOTAL P AND T ON TOP OF THAT SAME DECISION THE VA GAVE ME ADDITIONAL SEPERATE AND NEW SERVICE CONNECTION AS FOLLOWS I DID NOT INCLUDE THE RATING NAMES 40% 20% 10% 10% 10% MY QUESTION IS THIS BASED ON MY 100% RATING AND THE NEW SERVICE CONNECTED LEFT OVER RATINGS LISTED ABOVE WOULD THE BRADLEY V PEAK CASE LAW ON SMC (S) KICK IN AND THE RON ABRAMS SUB COMITTIE HEARINGS ALSO I DONT KNOW MATHMATICALLY HOW MUCH THE ABOVE LEFT OVER RATINGS TALLY UP TO SINCE I AM AT 100% P AND T NOT SURE IF I AM 100% P AND T OR STILL ON TDIU IT APPEARS I HAVE BEEN KICKED OFF TDIU AND I GUESS IM AT 100% P AND T IT SAYS " YOUR OVERALL OR COMBINED RATING IS 100% / WHY NOT JUST SAY YOUR AT 100% SCHEDULAR AND LEAVE IT AT THAT I DONT EVEN KNOW IF HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM TDIU TO SCHEDULAR 100% IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE WISH THE VA WOULD SAY YOU HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM TDIU TO 100% SCHEDULAR AND YOU HAVE LEFT RATINGS AS FOLLOWS I JUST CANT UNDERSTAND THE WAY THEY "VA" DO THINGS AND HOW THEY WRITE IN THAT BIBBLE GOBBLE DE GOK TO US VETS ITS REDICULOUS EVERYTIME I GET A DECISION ITS ALWAYS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
  5. my ptsd is from another issue but i would like to know in the outpatient area if they va will pay for my implants since i am 100% schedular they said they would but i heard they only pay a portion thks grent
  6. can some one put a link up to va case bradley v peak i would like to see the bva denial then i would like to see the cavc decision thanks my computer has trouble finding these at va web site
  7. GOT ONE OTHER QUESTION I JUST GOT APPROVED FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS BUT IM A LITTLE WORRIED HERE DOES THE VA PAY FOR ALL OF IT OR DO YOU HAVE TO APPEAL THAT ISSUE IF THEY DONT PAY FOR ALL OF IT I HAVE NOT SEEN THE APPROVAL VOUCHER YET JUST CALLED AND THEY LEFT MESSAGE SAID IT WAS APPROVED "APPROVED" UH OH THAT TRIGGERS " A RED LIGHT CHALLENGE " APPROVED IN VA TERMININOLOGY MEANS IF THE BILL WAS $ 9000 VA WILL ONLY PAY 1 / 2 "MOST LIKELY AS NOT" VA WILL PAY ONLY 1 / 4, YEA NOR NEY? ANY INPUT OR RECENT PROBLEMS HERE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THANK YOU
  8. i feel i would fall under bradley v peak since i am moved from tdiu to 100% schedular (tdiu bad rating) have 70 % pysch disorder and have six left over sc's those are ratable sc's the va under bradley v peak will have to retro me under smc if i read the law correctly I sent the house sub reading to my lawyer as well as the case cite Bradley v peak i dont know if they will be able to raise that argument during my BVA hearing in Washington
  9. Help: i am 100% p and t vet with claim for smc pending before BVA Can i apply now for independent living? what is isdependent living? I live alone and im very sick can I apply for it? thx
  10. berta: va denied it because of the 60 % 100% rule however if i read the statement of ron b abrams the va when they moved me from tdiu to p and t schedular 100% and because i still have left over ratable issues under 38 usc 1114(s) and i have mood at 70% i should have gotten s if i did the math right i am entitled to $64,000 back to my tdiu currently my case is in bva awaiting consideration for smc r1 based on hand creative organ one eye gone i have a lawyer given to me by jim strickland i have sent a copy to of this nvlsp article to my lawyer i think by law if i read this right a lot of veterans not only me are going to be entitled to smc s money if they were recently rated 100% and have a least 1 rate 60% or better thank you so much
  11. MY QUESTION IS THIS I HAVE ALREADY A 100% P AND T RATING 70% OF MY 100% P AND T IS MOOD DISORDER SO THE 60% PART OF MY SMC CLAIM HAS BEEN MET NOW I HAVE TO GET A 100% IN ANOTHER ISSUE AND I DONT THINK I CAN USE MY 100% P AND T CAN A PERSON HAVE TWO PYSCH RATINGS ONE FOR PTSD AND ONE FOR MOOD? I ALSO HAVE A CLAIM PENDING FOR PTSD THANKS
  12. hi good afternoon i am waiting on a retro that involves lost records being finally located can you please direct me to the two cases you mentioned since i have psych rating already im trying to get my psych rating increased to with imo and if the doctor sez im not competant will that hurt my retro? personally i would not do not as a rule trust the va as far as could throw them and then some thats just me based on prior c and p s which are always a sham exam i found by using my medicare card and medicare doctors for my imo and all my va service and non service connected medical issues the cost for my imo s has been free honest and the doctors are really caring about veterans on the whole their nice to me most of the medicare doctors call me and ask me when i need an imo and they have never charged me not once for an imo i just bring jim stricklands imo guide to my medicare doctors when its time for c and p and they give me a copy and then mail a hard copy to comp and pension department thanks for your time i would like to review those two cases when im feeling better when i miss my meds for a day i wind up in the emegency room i hate atenelol and to all veterans on vets day you will be in my thoughts and prayers at church i always try to make church on nov 11 no matter how sick part b medicare covers my pysh private non va psychiatrist visit 80 % d is my drug and i have a supplment c to cover my deductibles
  13. hello: i would like to know if any fellow veterans or had it staff can recommend a private doctor in maine, vermont, new hampshire that accepts medicare a b d and is empathetic to vets and willing to write IMO"S when needed . Currently I do not use the VA anymore i just rely on medicare my medicare state counselor is looking at a supplement called c to medicare so i dont have to pay the gap between medicare and what is left over on my bill thank you for your time wish all vets best of health and good luck thank you again for your advice & help friend of mine told me at a vet meeting to also e-mail jim strickland?
  14. dr bash wrote 3 imo already the last one he states why i am entitled to smc in the mean time i had another er call because of my blood pressure and chest pains due to my obesity because i cant walk cani presenr that evidence at the bva hearing to does the bva contact me or the varo when my case comes up
  15. when i was tdiu i had other claims when those claims were adjudicated i was moved from tdiu to 100% sched perm and total no further exams however i had requested smc during my tdiu which got denied but i was granted 100% sched but i have a bunch of conditions left over 20% for this 10% for that 30% for this my private pysch told them i have ptsd 100% va said no but yes and only gave me 70% ptsd when i should have got 100% for ptsd that 70% is part of my shcedul rate of 100 i wonder if i get 100% ptsd can i use that for the 100% for smc or use schedualr rate then i had a dro hearing the dro said he would grant me smc soc was a denial thern i filed form 9 now its gone to washington for bva hearing wondering what the wait time is at bva and what will happen next akso wondering if i made the right choice to go to washington rather than have a travel board appreciate any insight and what you think thanks for the kind words and support which i can certainly use now
  16. got another question what happens as far comp pension exams if a vet is living in africa or brazil does the c file stay at the last varo or get transferred to colorado va which is i heard called the overseas varo any comments thanks
  17. i would like to know also can i change my decision on my form 9 down the line? can i request i do not want a hearing in washington but now i would like a travelling local hearing or once i make the decision thats it also if i move to another area can that varo recall my appeal and award if they feel the original varo was wrong?? thanks
  18. I DID MY DRO HEARING WHICH WAS A SHAM BUT ANYWAY I KNEW THAT AS WE ALL DO AS VETERANS I GOT MY SOC DENIAL DID MY FORM 9 IN 10 DAYS CHECKED I WANTED HEARING IN WASHINGTON AT BVA SENT EVERYTHING BACK TO THE VARO QUESTION NOW WHAT HAPPENS DOES WASHINGTON BVA CONTACT ME DO I HAVE TO GO
  19. HAVE A QUESTION HOW IS THE ALASKA VARO ON RATING DECISIONS FOR SMC DO THEY MAKE IT AT THE VARO OR DUMP THOSE DECISIONS ON VBA THANKS
  20. dont know if this will help you but what i did on ime was use my medicare card and found a medicare doctor who before i went to see him said that his imo ime were part of his fee he did not charge extra and that doctor helped me with my VA issues medicare card i got with ssd works good for me i only go to see him rather than va unless its for c and p and if it is for c and p i bring full ime from him to give to c and p doctor understand this c and p exams are not fair they are a sham to down grade and low ball vets
  21. still waiting to see change at va ha ha one year turns to 2 2 to 3 3 ro 4 then re-election rolls around same old story with va deny deny deny then go to the bva hope the vet dies what im hoping for is that some day everyone in this country say enough is enough and we overthrow the fed with full coup d etat and create a new government a socialistic governent with free health care for all and a new va hope to see the fed overthrown
  22. JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT I THINK DRO HEARINGS AT THE VARO ARE A HUSTLE EVERYTIME I HAVE HAD A DRO HEARING EVERYTHING IS DENIED NOTHING I MEAN NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN APPROVED IN TWENTY YEARS FIGHTING WITH VA THIS MY FIRST BVA HEARING DO I THINK ANY GOOD WILL COME FROM IT? NO EVERY APPROVAL I GOT WAS A STRAIGHT RATING REVIEW BOARD MY TRANSFER FROM IU TO SCHEDULAR RATING 100% WAS DONE AS A STRIAGHT RATING WITH A BUNCH OF PERECENTAGES LEFT OVER BASED ON NEW EVIDENCE I WILL TELL YOU THIS MY FORM 9 HAS BEEN FILED BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO WASTE TIME 60 DAYS LATE AND ITS GAME OVER SO MY VIETNAM FRIEND YELLED AT ME ON THE PHONE HE DROVE TO MY PLACE AS SICK AS HE IS AND HELPED ME FILL IT OUT AND GREEN CARD MAILED IT INTO THE VARO HE SAID THAT PRESERVES MY RIGHT TO APPEAL HE SAID TO ME THE VA PLAYS THE ODDS YOU DIE MISS DEAD LINE FORGET ECT SO I REQUESTED A HEARING IN WASHINGTON AND NOW I REQUESTED MY C FILE BE TRANSFERRED TO A DIFFERENT VARO. MY VIETNAM FRIEND TOLD ME FORM 9 IS YOUR LIFE LITERALLY IN YOUR HAND MY VIETNAM FRIEND SAID TO ME NOW YOU CAN HAVE COFFE AND GET PAPER WORK TOGETHER AND TALK TO OTHER VETS AT HADIT AND DECIDE ON A LAWYER. I HAD ONE LAWYER ALREADY BUT HE WASNT VERY HELPFULL SO JIM STRIKLAND SAID TO TRY DOUG ROSINSKI SORRY FOR THE LONG POST THANKS FOR ANS MY QUESTION AND I WISH EVERY VET BEST MEMORIAL DAY FOR YOU AND FAMILY AND TO ALL MY VET BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO WILL NOT BE HERE PHYSICALLY ON MEMORIAL DAY BUT ARE IN SPIRIT AND MIND I HAVE MOVED ANYWAY AND THE VARO I JUST LEFT IS THE WORST AROUND THEY LIE DENY DENY COVER UP ALL THE TIME OH ONE OTHER THING IT MAY HELP I FIND BY USING MEDICARE CARD THE PRIVATE MEDICARE DOCTORS ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO WRITE A GOOD FAIR IMO FOR A VETERAN AND I GET PART B FOR PRESCRIPTIONS THE GOVERNMENT MEDICATIONS ARE HORRIBLE THEY ARE CHEAPLY MADE AND MADE ME SICK ANY MEDICAL REPORTS I GOT FROM VA ARE AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN FALSE IN RELATION TO MY CONDITIONS I STAY AWAY COMPLETELY FROM ALL VA MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES BUT THATS JUST ME YOU MAY FEEL OTHERWISE THE VA DOCTORS JUST LOVE TO INTEROGATE VETS AND TWIST THEIR WORDS AROUND SO I JUST STAY AWAY FROM THEM PERIOD THE VA DENTISTS I FOUND IN EXAMINIG MY DENTAL RECORDS ALSO RAT BACK TO THE RATING REVIW BOARD ABOUT NON DENTAL ISSUES TO SORRY BUT I STAY WELL CLEAR OF ALL VA MEDICAL AND DENTAL I USE MEDICARE MY VIETNAM FRIEND IS GOING TO HELP ME GET PLUGGED INTO HIS MED INS POLICY THEY HAVE IMO DEPT THAT WRITES FOR SSA AND VA WORKMANS COMP ECT IF YOU BUY PRIVATE MED INSURANCE ASK IF THEY HAVE IMO DEPT AND IF THEY CHARGE FOR IMO HOW LONG THEY TAKE IN THE VA COMP AND PENSION EXAMS I JUST YES NO UH HUH AND I KEEP REPEATING MY MEDICAL PROBLEMS SHORT AND SWEET OVER AND OVER AND OVER WITH NO PRIVATE COMMENTARY OR ELABORATIONS AT ALL TO VA MEDICAL STAFF AND I SUBMIT A MEDICARE IMO FOR EACH AND EVERY CONDITION CLAIMED OR I REFER VA BACK TO MY SSD HEARING REPORT WHEN I LEAVE VA COMP PENSION EXAM EACH AND EVERY VA DENTIST, DOCTOR AND SHRINK HAS BEEN SERVED A MEDICARE PROFESSIONALLY WRITTEN IMO BY MY OWN PRIVATE DOC'S AND SHRINK'S THNKS FOR YOUR HELP GRENT
  23. LETS SAY I SUBMIT FORM 9 ANS CHECK HEARING IN WASHINGTON BUT THEM DECIDE ON A HEARING AT LOCAL OFFICE LATER CAN I CHANGE MY MIND AND STILL HAVE A HEARING AT LOCAL OFFICE
  24. i hav one more form 9 ques after form 9 is filed at the varo within 59 days can the veteran change whether he wants hearing in washington or the appeal at the varo office or once you check either box your locked into that box thank you i appreciate your help
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