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This sounds similar to agent orange and Vietnam Veterans' children being born with birth defects. VA only offered special benefits if the AO veteran was female and served in theater prior to giving birth to the children. Male vets who came back and fathered children received no special benefits. I'm no expert on this, so I could be wrong. I just remember reading about this a while back. Not sure if there is any connection to these cases.

I recorded it, but only got a few min to watch it. Seemed very interesting!

I used to do video work a while back. It's pretty common to gather much more raw footage than what is required.

Doubtful. The VA doesn't work that fast...

Welcome to Hadit! I'm in the same boat as you. My claim has been in 'review' since the middle of April. About every three months I receive the VA form letters. I used to periodically call the 1-800 number for a status, but recently started using www.ebenefits.va.gov to view my claim status. It is better than waiting on hold to talk with someone who has no clue. Did you file your claim by yourself or did you go through a VSO? Whatever you do, keep your appointments, especially any C&P appointments.

Final version: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-16885.htm

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How will this impact MST/PTSD claims which occurred during basic training?

Someone please tell me if I am reading this right. It appears that this pretty much applies to everyone diagnosed with PTSD, not just combat or war zone vets. Is that correct? 7. Is the new regulation applicable only if the Veteran's statements relate to combat or POW service? No. The rule states that the stressor must be related to a “fear of hostile military or terrorist activity,” and the claimed stressor must be “consistent with the places, types, and circumstances of the veteran’s service.” 10. Is a Veteran's testimony about “fear of hostile military or terrorist activity” alone sufficient to establish a stressor? Yes, if the other requirements of the regulation are satisfied, i.e., a VA psychiatrist or psychologist confirms that the claimed stressor is adequate to support a PTSD diagnosis and that the Veteran's symptoms are related to the claimed stressor, and the stressor is consistent with the “places, types, and circumstances of the Veteran’s service.” 11. Are the stressors accepted as adequate for establishing service connection under new § 3.304(f)(3) limited to those specifically identified in the new regulation? No. The examples given in the revised regulation do not represent an exclusive list in view of the use of the modifying phrase “such as” that precedes the listed examples. Any event or circumstance that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to the physical integrity of the Veteran or others, would qualify as a stressor under new § 3.304(f)(3).

That's probably the most unusual BVA case I will ever read...

I missed it too. I'll try to record it too...

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https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/Active/tagd/Pda/VASRD_Overview_Parts_I_and_II_30_MAR_2010.pdf This document appears to be used in the process of training military PEB raters. It uses very recent official VA ratings tables and presents them somewhat differently. The document also contains links to other online documents. Be sure to read the disclaimer on the first page, but the rest is a good read.

Definite signs that the system is heavily flawed...

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Excellent info

I hope they paid you mileage for that trip!

I discovered this recently while looking into getting an electronic copy of my VAMC treatment records. The southeast regions did not have the capability to provide the data on CD/DVD format. After talking with some folks here on hadit, I learned that other regions had that capability. I called some of the other regions, like California, to see if they could make a disc containing my records and ship it to my VAMC. They could not even see me in the system. I checked a couple of other regions and to find the same situation.

We have a law on the books and some courts are choosing to ignore the law. What difference would it make if we got another new law on the books? It is likely that the same courts would also choose to ignore the new law.

Many of us are in a similar boat. We see our claims cases bounced back and forth for no obvious reason at all. My case was in ratings, went back to development for a couple of hours, then back to ratings. Sometimes the raters need more information and kick it back. Even if your case goes to authorization, it still may not mean much. Your VSO might get sent a letter telling what they think, but if something does not check out, it could go all the way back to development and creep its way back through the system again.

I talked with Notorious Kelly and Bonzai yesterday. The chat feature is great!

I agree cmdr bob. I'm still wondering how they could calculate the percentages and determine which portion was pre-existing and which portion was aggravated by the service.

VA says: " it represents a significant step towards meeting VA’s goal to “break the back of the claims backlog” and provide all Veterans with high quality decisions on their claims in no more than 125 days" Engrish translation: "The VA will have high quality ways to issue denials faster than ever." I agree with Larry. We will not be seeing this system anytime soon. Something this complex will take a couple of years to develop and be bug-ridden forever afterwords.

How would the VA calculate this? How would they calculate the rating percentage of the pre-existing condition?

Your examiner was a dirtbag. That dummy just wanted to get you out of his office. Situations like this are when we need the right to record the examination. There is a yes/no field on the C&P exam which asks if the patient requested medical advice. Regarding the shoes part, my private neurologist always told me that anytime I bend my hip, I should also bend my knees. It's completely different than the straight leg raise portion of the exam. The docs usually have 10 business days to finalize their exam comments. I would check a couple of times a week and try to get the exam results.