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qrdgv2tebc

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  1. Hi Berta

    this is patrick o'donovan i have not gone to the site for along time i am no loger living in the philippines i am now living in indiana i go to the va in indianapolis it is a pretty good va, just checking inwith to say HALLO

  2. CHECK OUT THE TABLE FOR THE S AWARD,IT STATES THE AMOUNT OF $ 3,368, IS THAT A SEPERATE AMOUNT NOT TO INCLUDE MY TOTAL DISABILITIES PAYMENT OF $ 3,088? CHECK MY ACCOUNT AND THERE PAYMENT WAS $ 336.00 MY S AWARD WAS FOR SPOUSE AND ONE CHILD ARE THEY ADDING MY DISABILITY PAYMENT ($ 3,088) AND MY S AWARD ($ 336.00)? WHEN I ADD THIS TWO FIGURES IT GIVES ME $ 3,424 . FOR EXAMPLE, DO I ADD THE S AWARD ($ 3,368) AND MY DISABILITY PAYMENT ($ 3,088) TOGETHER? IT WILL GIVE ME $ 6,456 . I AM SO CONFUEED, I AM A SIMPLE MAN, HOPE I GAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.
  3. qrdgv2tebc, on 27 Jun 2013 - 2:42 PM, said:
  4. I AM REPOSTING MY ORINAL MESSAGE UNDER SMC FORUM AS SUGGESTED BY CARLIE THE MODERATOR BEC I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS NOT YET ANSWERED.
  5. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN HADIT FOR A LONG TIME, DUE TO MEDICAL PROBLEMS. I PUT IN FOR A&A BACK IN OCTORBER 2012, RECEIVED A LETTER TODAY,DATYE JUNE 20/2013. BBUT I AM CONFUSED BY THE RATING, I ALSO PUT IN FOR AN INCREASE OF MY RIGHT SHOULDER[WENT FROM 30% TO 50%] EFFECTIVE DATE OCT/12/2012. IT STATES YOUR AWARD AMOUNT AND PAYMENT START DATE YOUR MONTHLY ENTITLEMENT AMOUNT IS SHOWN BELOW MONTHLY ENTITLRMENY AMOUNT-3,368.00 PAYMENT DATE-NOV 1,2012 REASON FORCHANGE-SPECIAL MONTHLY COMPENENSATION ADJUSTMENT, IT ALSO SHOWS COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT AND MINOR CHILD ADJUSTMENT THIS IS WERE THE CONFUSION FOR ME COMES IN, IT ALSO STATES WHAT WE DECIDED ENTITLEMENT TO SPECIAL MONTHLY COMPENSATION BASED ON HOUSEBOUND CRITERIA BEING MET IS GRANTED FROM OCT,12,2012[iS THAT AN SMC AWARD OR NOT] MORE CONFUSION THEY DENIED ME A&A BECAUSE I AM NOT BEDRIDDENS OR CONFINED TO MY HOME,ECT,ECT 1. THEY GRANTED S.M.C BASED ON HOUSEBOUND CRITERIA BEING MET 2. DENIED A&A, SOME ONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. IN 2012 THE COURT RESTORED MY PTSD 70% TO ME, IT WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME IN 2005, HAD A LAWER TAKE CAREOF THIS FOR ME, VA RESTORED MY S/C BACK TO ORININAL DATE OF 1997, [iS THERE ANY RETRO PAY INVOLVE IN THIS } LET ME KNOW, VA DID NOT ADDRESS THIS IIN MY CLAIM 2012, ALL THEY ADDRESS WAS MY SHOULDER AND A&A. I HAVE BEEN TDIU SINCE 2002 IN 2012-RESTORED MY PTSD-70% IN 2012- S/C FOR HEART-60% IN 2012-INCREASE IN RIGHT SHOULDER-50% PAID AT THE 100% SINCE 1997. I WOULD APPREICIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS, ALSO PLEASE EXCUSE ANY MISTAKES I MADE, AS I AM LEAGALLY BLIND BY THE VA STARDARDS BUT MY BLINDNESS DID NOT HAPPEN IN SERVICE, SO NOT S/C. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ME IN PERSON[i WILL CALL YOU} PLEASE GIVE ME YOU NUMBER, SEND IT TO barbell102@yahoo.com, THANK YOU.
  6. SINCE MY DAV VSO CAN NOT FINE THE TIME TO TALK TO ME, WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP I SHOULD TAKE TO GET THIS OFF THE GROUND, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE VA,MANILA ON THE 12TH OF OCT/2012, SHOULD I DISCUSS THE SMC AWARD WITH THEM, THEY ALREADY KNOW WHAT MY S/C CONDITIONS ARE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP I CAN GET.
  7. THIS IS WHAT I AM S/C FOR 1. PTSD-70% 2.HEART DISEASE/AGENT ORANGE-60% 3.SPINE LUMBAR-40% 4.SPINE,CERVICAL30% 5.RIGHT SHOULDER-30% 6.BARRETTS ESOPHAGUS-30% 7.CHRONIC GASTRITIS-30% 8.CERVICOGENIC HEADACHES-30% 9. RIGHT ELBOW-20% 10.LEFT ELBOW-20% 11.RIGHT HIP-20% 12.LEFT HIP-20% 13. LEFT SHOULDER--20% 14.. RIGHT KNEE-20% 15. LEFT KNEE-20% 16.CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, LEFT-10% 17.CTS- RIGHT 10% 18 HALLUX VULGUS RIGHT FOOT-10% 19. HALLUX VULGUS, LEFT FOOT-10% 20.CHRONIC RADICULOPATHYLUMBAR ,LEFT-10% 21. CHRONIC RADICULOPATHY CERVICAL RIGHT-10% THIS IS ALSO KNOW AS NEUTOPATHIC PAIN SYNDROME, CERVICAL/LUMBAR 22. BILATERAL SENSORINEURAL LOSS-10% 23. BILATERAL TINNITUS-10% THIS IS EVERTHING I AM S/C FOR.
  8. I WAS S/C FOR PTSD IN 21/OCT/1997, 70%, IT WAS SEVERED IN 31/JULY/2005. HIRED A LAWYER OUT OF WASHINGTON, CLAIM WENT ALL THE WAY TO US COURT OF APPEALS TOOK SEVEN YEARS TO WIN, MY PTSD WAS RESTORED BACK TO ME AT 70% EFFECTED JULY/31/2005. QUESTION ; DO I STILL KEEP MY ORIGINAL S/C DATE OF 21/0CT/1997. SINCE RESTORED MEANS LIKE IT NEVER WAS TAKEN AWAY. IS THERE A POSSIBLILTY OF ANY RETRO PAY ON THIS. AND IS IT POSSIBLE I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL MONTHLT COMPENSATION UNDER 38 U.S.C. 1114. I HAVE BEEN S/C AT 100% FOR THE PASS 15 YEARS AND S/C FOR PYSD FOR 15 YEARS AMOUNG OTHER S/C DISABILITIES. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER, MY DAV REP IS NOT MUCH HELP I LIVE IN THE PHILLIPPINES, EVEN WHEN I CALL HIM HE SEEMS TO BE ALWAY BUSY TO TALK TO ME, WHICH SUCKS THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME I AM WRITING IN LARGE LETTERING BECAUSE I AM LEGALLY BLIND..
  9. MY LAWYERS NAME IS LORI JOHNSON, LAW OFFICE IS FINNEGAN,HENDERSON,FARABOW,GARRETTS &DUNNER,LLP AND MY SON HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT I AM SPELLING LAWYER WRONG. I WAS SPELLING IT LAWER[WRONG], IT IS GOOD TO HAVE SONEONE WITH TWO GOOD EYES
  10. 1 AM TDIU AND P/T, 100% SINCE 2000, I ALSO HAVE 70% A 60% A COUPLE OF 50% AND A COUPLE OF 40% MAYBE SIX 30% AND MAYBE 10 20% ANF MAYBE 8 10%. SHOULD I BE GETTING A SM AWARD, THE VA IS TELLING ME I HAVE TO HAVE ONE TOTAL 100% BESIDES THE 70% AND THE 50%. I AM REALLY CONFUSED.
  11. RECEIVED CALL FROM MY LAWER TODAY, SHE RECEVED A CALL FROM VA COUNCIL TODAY STATING THAT THEY WILL BE SNENDING TO MY LAWER A REVISED COPY OF THE SETTELMENT ALSO A COPY TO ME AND THE VA IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH A CORRECTION TO THE S/C %, INSTEAD OF 50% IT SHOULD BE 70%, THAT WAS WHAT I WAS S/C AT BACK IN 2000, ERROR WAS MADE BY VA COUNCIL.[THIS IS THE CAVC [10-896] I ALSO HAVE A NEW DVA VSO, MY LAST ONO LEFT TO WORK AT THE VA.
  12. THIS WAS A BRO-BONO CASE. WOULD THIS HELP N0;10-896 VET APP. NO. 10-0896.
  13. HI TO ALL ON HADIT [bERTA IS AWARE OF THIS CLAI I AM VISUALLT INPAIRED SO I HAVE TO USE LARGE LETTERING. S/C FOR PTSD 21/0CT/1997.,,,70% INFORMED BY LOCAL VA IN 2003, AN ERROR WAS MADE BY ADJUDICATOR ON MY CLAIIM, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SEVERE MY PTSD, I PUT IN A NOD, TO HAVE MY CLAIM GO TO BVA IN WASHINGTON.D.C. TOOK TWO YEARS TO GO BEFORE THE JUDGE AT THE BVA 2005, HEARING IN 2005/AUGUST 1. AGAIN DINIED, GOT IN TOUCH WITH LAWER IN FINNEGAN LAW OFFICE,TO HANDLE MY CASE TO GO TO COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAINS. CHECK IN EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH THEM OVER THE YEARS. JANUARY 24/2012 RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY LAWER, COURTS OVERTURNED THE BVA DECISION, AND REINSTATED MY S/C FOR PTSD EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1/2005...50%[THE ORIGINAL DATE OF TERMINATION] MY LAWER SAID I SHOULD RECEIVE NOTICE OF THE CHANGE OF BENEFITS AND SHOULD RECEIVE ALL RETROACTIVE AMOUNTS DUE ME. QUESTIONS. 1. WHAT HAPPENS TO MY ORIGINAL S/C DATE OF 21/OCT/1997. 2. WHY WAS IT LOWERED TO 50% IT ALSO STATES FROM MY LAWER THAT I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL MONTHLY COMPENSATION UNDER 38 U.S.C. 1114 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SOME TIME SINCE I WAS S/C FOR PTSD. MY LAWER SAID MY DAV REP SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH THIS , THE PROBLEM MY DAV REP IS NEVER IN TOUCH WITH ME EITHER BY PHONE OF E-MAIL OF FAX, HIS NAME IS FRANK FORSYTH, HOW DO I HANDLE THIS. I AM ALSO I.U. SINCE 2000 ALL HELP WOULD BE APPREICEIATED. THIS HAS BEEN ONE LONG STRESSING RIDE, I AM GLAD IT IS OVER WITH.
  14. qrdgv2tebc

    Ao/korea

    HI BERTA THANK YOU FOR THE HELP, I AM GOING TO SEND IT IN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY
  15. qrdgv2tebc

    Ao/korea

    HI BERTA I DO GET SSD, SINCE 2000, FOR ALL MY OTHER DISABILITIES,BUT NOT FOR MY HEART, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SSD AND SSDI I AM ALSO TDIU SINCE 2000 IWAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEART CONDITION ON A VA C@P IN 1998. SHOULD I ATTECH THE LETTER FROM THE LAWER TO MY NOD, WILL IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IN MY % WITH PUTTING IN A NOD. I HAVE A VSO FROM THE DAV, BUT I AM NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM HIM. HIS NAME IS FRANK H. FORSYTH. DO YOU HAVE ANY E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR BLIND AMERICAN VETS.I PUT IN FOR A&A WITH THE VA BUT WAS DINIED, BECAUSE I DID NOT GO BLIND IN SERVICE OR ONE YEAR AFTER RETIRMENT, SO I PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR MY OWN AID. EVERY TIME I GO TO THE VA THEY PUT DOWN ATTENDANT AUTHORIZION, AUTHRIZED;DIAGNOSED BLIND AND REQUIRES ASSISTANCE, PERMANANT MEDICAL CONDITION, BUT THEY WONT S/C A&A THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
  16. qrdgv2tebc

    Ao/korea

    IF YOU ANSWER TO THE ABOVE, PLEASE USE LARGE LETTERS, BECAUSE I CAN NOT READ NORMALPRINT THANK YOU
  17. qrdgv2tebc

    Ao/korea

    HI TO ALL NOT BEEN ON HERE IN A LONG,LONG, TIME QUESTION; PUT IN FOR IHD IN 2000 DUE TO AO,DINIED, IHD NOT ON AO LIST. RECEIVED LETTER FROM VA 2003, STATES REVEIW OF AO CLAIM FROM 2000, AGAIN DINIED PUT IN AGAIN IN JAN,2011, GOT S/C WITH A DATE OF FEB, 2011--60% LETTER STATESCOMBINED 2000/2004 TOGEATHER[DONT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS]. SHOULD I HAVE AN EARLIER EFFECTED DATE? SHOULD I ACCEPT THE EFFECTED DATE OR DISAGREE WITH THE DATE. ALL INFO WELCOMED HI BERTA, FINALLY GETTING HELP FOR MY BLINDNESS BUT NOT FROM THE VA.
  18. Hi I have had three operations on my rigth eye for detach retina, and none of them worked, i have no vision from my right eye, i cant read any eye chart with my right eye, not at three feet or two feet or one foot, my ey doctor told me i will not get my sight back, i have a claim in with the VA right now, just waiting,with my claim i sent in copies of the three operation, with a letter from my eye doctor which states total loss of vision in right eye. my OPC primery doctor also has copies of the operations, they gave me a cane.WOW I cant tell steps from a flat surface, nothing on my right side, i also do not have a lens in my eye, it was totally destroyed in my first operation. my wife has to be with me every place i go. it is very stressing i bang into walls, people, its hard to read with my left eye. a simple tast like putting water into a glass, i have to put the glass against the water picher to make sure the water gets into the glass. i dont know what will happen with my claim i am just waiting. i am also having problems with my left eye, with glocoma, and cataract.
  19. Hi to all You are right,the reflux and Hiatal hernia is combined at 10% effective date June 2,08, my chronic gastritis is 30% effective date is Feb,17,2000. my Barrett's esophagus is 30% effective date is Feb/14/05. It also states in the letter a combined evaluation of 100% has been assigned as result of the following action{s] Service-connection for Barrett's Esophagusis granted at 30% effective February 14/2005 I have been S/C at 100% for other disabilities since 1997. so what does the above combined evaluation 100% mean? Total in all i have 40%-1 30%-5 20%-7 10%-7 Question. should chronic lumbar radiculopathy, right/left be combined with chronic neutopathic pain syndrome, right /left.?
  20. Hi To All I just received a letter from AMC in Washington, D.C. stating that my Barretts Esophagus claim has been service connected with an effective date of February 4th 2005. Doing VA math what would be my % just for stomach ? 1. Barretts Esophagus---30% 2. Chronic Gastritis--30% 3. Reflux Disease--10% 4. Hiatal-hernia--10% I have one more claim with AMC for restoring PTSD to original date.
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