This is going to be a long explanation. I was granted a 30% rating for IHD that went back for only 2 months, and a 10% that went back to 03/05/2005. During that 10% rating I spent time on a Heart Pump in a VA Hospital in intensive Care. They gave me 3 METs at my first C&P but came back later and raised it to 7-8 METs. My VA heart doctors disagreed with the 7-8 METs and mailed me a VA Form for IHD with their diagnosis of 3 METs. I sent this along with other evidence to the VA through USPS and sent it requiring a signature. I clearly stated that I was in Disagreement and that I informing them that this was my "Notice of Disagreement" (NOD). I also ask several times if they had my NOD when I called them on the phone. (at the VA's own suggestion, I called every 3 weeks). Each time they assured me that they had my NOD. I also sent a claim in for my hearing loss, and bad Tinnitus. I recieved a decision and was grant service-connection for my hearing loss at 0% rating, and I got a service connected rating for my Tinnitus at 10%. I was shocked at getting anything. But they said that my NOD of disagreement for "Individual Unemployability" had been denied. I was bewildered, and then I got angry. I called to let them know that I did not send a disagreement with my IU, but they acted like that was all I had done. I let them know that my NOD was for my IHD rating. Now due to their mistake the one year they allow for disagreeing has expired. I went to the American Legion and they are going to file a disagreement with the denial of IU and include my IHD. I have been unemployed since my heart attack back in 2005, and the American Legion agrees that I should qualify for a higher rating which would put me with a qualifying rating for IU. Does anyone have any opinions, answers , or examples of similar experiences with any kind of positive results?