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Last week I posted that I had been scheduled for a duplicate C&P examination later this month for some items that LHI had already done back in April 2015. I was on Ebenefits last night and it showed “gathering evidence and said Decision Letter Sent. I then went into “Disabilities” and it showed my disability rating had changed from 50% to 70%. (GREAT NEWS). Also the summary of benefits letter has been updated to reflect my 70% rating effective 1 October 2015. And current benefit paid letter reflects combined evaluation at 70% and benefit amount $1,334.71 effective 1 October 2015. I looked at the “Rated Disabilities” and the “Pending Disabilities”. See them below: I have not yet received any back pay and I have not yet received anything in the mail. I have several questions below. Following was taken from Ebenefits on 5 Oct 15: Rated Disabilities Disability Rating Decision Related Effective Date cervical condition Deferred pes planus, bilateral Not Service Connected hearing loss, bilateral 30% Service Connected 09/14/2010 cardiac arrythmia manifested by frequent premature atrial complexes with normal conduction 10% Service Connected 12/01/1988 minimal fullness of the hemorrhoidal plexus 0% Service Connected 12/01/1988 plantar fasciitis, bilateral 0% Service Connected 12/01/1988 headaches, atypical migraine type by history 0% Service Connected 12/01/1988 hypertension Not Service Connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine with spondylosis and intervertebral disc syndrome 20% Service Connected 10/20/2014 ?? osteoarthritis, left hip 10% Service Connected 10/20/2014 ?? osteoarthiritis, right hip 10% Service Connected 10/20/2014 ?? radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic nerve 10% Service Connected 10/20/2014 tinnitus 10% Service Connected 09/14/2010 Pending Disabilities Disability Submitted Type Actions Degenerative Arthritis (pain In Thoracic Region And Low Back With Minimal Ostephyte Formation On Thoracic And Lumbar Vertebral Bodies 10/20/2014 INC Pes Plantus (bilateral) Secondary To Plantar Fasciitis SEC 10/20/2014 Plantar Faciitis 10/20/2014 INC 10/20/2014 ?? Hip Osteoarthritis Secondary To Degenerative Arthritis SEC 10/20/2014 ?? Lumbar Stenosis With Right Forminal Stenos Secondary To Degenerative Arthritis 10/20/2014 SEC ?? Displacement Of Cervical Intervertebral Disc Without Myelopathy Secondary To Degenerative Arthritis SEC 10/20/2014 ?? Lumbosacral Sponylosis Without Myelopathy Secondary To Degenerative Arthritis 10/20/2014 SEC ?? Cervical Spondylosis Witouth Myelopathy Secondary To Degenerative Arthritis 10/20/2014 SEC ?? Lumbosacral Radicultits (right Sciatica) Secondary To Degenerative Arthritis 10/20/2014 SEC ?? Degeneration Of Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc Secondary To Degenerative Arthritis 10/20/2014 SEC ?? Spinal Stenosis In Cervical Regions Secondary To Degenerative Arthritis 10/20/2014 SEC My questions are: - It says cervical condition deferred. Does that mean it needs another C&P examination before it can be rated? - Does anyone know why the question (??) marks are beside the disabilities in both the rated and pending disabilities area? - I was service connected on 1 Dec 88 at 10% for Degenerative Arthritis (pain In Thoracic Region And Low Back With Minimal Ostephyte Formation On Thoracic And Lumbar Vertebral Bodies. This disability is no longer shown in Rated Disabilities. The rating is 26 years old. I thought after 20 years, a rating was protected and could not be taken away and could only be increased. Requesting an increase was a part of my current claim. Also, I was service connected on 1 Dec 88 at 0% for Plantar Fascittis. This disability is no longer reflected in the Rated Disabilities. Requesting an increase was a part of my current claim. - Although Degenerative Arthritis (pain In Thoracic Region And Low Back With Minimal Ostephyte Formation On Thoracic And Lumbar Vertebral Bodies and Plantar Fascittis no longer appear in the rated disabilities area and it does not say they have been deferred, can I assume that they will eventually be rated or have I lost the ratings? Anyone’s thoughts on this will be greatly appreciated. Dick Hill Below is what my current claim was submitted for: Disabilities Claimed: DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (pain in thoracic region and low back with minimal ostephyte formation on thoracic and lumbar vertebral bodies (Increase), PLANTAR FACIITIS (Increase), PES PLANTUS (BILATERAL) SECONDARY TO PLANTAR FASCIITIS (Secondary), HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS SECONDARY TO DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (Secondary), LUMBOSACRAL RADICULTITS (RIGHT SCIATICA) SECONDARY TO DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (Secondary), LUMBAR STENOSIS WITH RIGHT FORMINAL STENOS SECONDARY TO DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (Secondary), LUMBOSACRAL SPONYLOSIS WITHOUT MYELOPATHY SECONDARY TO DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (Secondary), DEGENERATION OF LUMBOSACRAL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC SECONDARY TO DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (Secondary), CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS WITOUTH MYELOPATHY SECONDARY TO DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (Secondary), DISPLACEMENT OF CERVICAL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC WITHOUT MYELOPATHY SECONDARY TO DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (Secondary), SPINAL STENOSIS IN CERVICAL REGIONS SECONDARY TO DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS (Secondary). - -