I have a C&P on Thursday at Castle Point for my TDIU. So what do I tell the doctor when they ask me why I am there. I did read the tips section, by the way they were great tips, but I still don't know what I should say.
If they ask why are you here today.....do I respond, because I was sent a notice to be here for an exam. I am at a loss.
I know how I feel....crappy...everyday, I smile to make it look as if there is nothing wrong, when in fact I am in pain everyday. I have double vision, floaters,photophobia, constant tinnitus, tmj, headaches/migraines that seem to never go away (3-4 a week) dizziness, cold intolerance, nausea, my head hurts, I can barely brush my hair because my scar is tender and painful, the left side of my body has loss of use, the entire side, my neck and back are in constant pain, pins and needles in my hands and feet, I slur my words, have short term memory loss to the point that I am repeating myself a lot and have no recolection of conversations ever taking place, I am always tired, slow thinking and cold. I can barely turn my head from left to right and barely look up. My right eye droops and both eyes twitch, I have nystagmus in the left eye. I have hypothyroidism. My knee hurts and makes crunching noises when it bends, I gained weight and have problems doing household tasks by myself. I feel as if I am a trapped inside the body of a 90 year old woman.
Well I am alive and that is what counts, but I do not want to mess this C&P up, so help me please.
Thanks
Have a great day!!!
tdak
"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. "...Ronald Reagan
Caluza Triangle – Caluza vs Brown defined what is necessary for service connection. See COVA– CALUZA V. BROWN–TOTAL RECALL
This has to be MEDICALLY Documented in your records:
Current Diagnosis. (No diagnosis, no Service Connection.)
In-Service Event or Aggravation.
Nexus (link- cause and effect- connection) or Doctor’s Statement close to: “The Veteran’s (current diagnosis) is at least as likely due to x Event in military service”
VA has gotten away with (mis) interpreting their ambigious, , vague regulations, then enforcing them willy nilly never in Veterans favor.
They justify all this to congress by calling themselves a "pro claimant Veteran friendly organization" who grants the benefit of the doubt to Veterans.
This is not true,
Proof:
About 80-90 percent of Veterans are initially denied by VA, pushing us into a massive backlog of appeals, or worse, sending impoverished Veterans "to the homeless streets" because when they cant work, they can not keep their home. I was one of those Veterans who they denied for a bogus reason: "Its been too long since military service". This is bogus because its not one of the criteria for service connection, but simply made up by VA. And, I was a homeless Vet, albeit a short time, mostly due to the kindness of strangers and friends.
Hadit would not be necessary if, indeed, VA gave Veterans the benefit of the doubt, and processed our claims efficiently and paid us promptly. The VA is broken.
A huge percentage (nearly 100 percent) of Veterans who do get 100 percent, do so only after lengthy appeals. I have answered questions for thousands of Veterans, and can only name ONE person who got their benefits correct on the first Regional Office decision. All of the rest of us pretty much had lengthy frustrating appeals, mostly having to appeal multiple multiple times like I did.
I wish I know how VA gets away with lying to congress about how "VA is a claimant friendly system, where the Veteran is given the benefit of the doubt". Then how come so many Veterans are homeless, and how come 22 Veterans take their life each day? Va likes to blame the Veterans, not their system.
However, (and I have no idea of knowing whether or not you would likely succeed) Im unsure of why you seem to be so adamant against getting an increase in disability compensation.
When I buy stuff, say at Kroger, or pay bills, I have never had anyone say, "Wait! Is this money from disability compensation, or did you earn it working at a regular job?" Not once. Thus, if you did get an increase, likely you would have no trouble paying this with the increase compensation.
However, there are many false rumors out there that suggest if you apply for an increase, the VA will reduce your benefits instead.
That rumor is false but I do hear people tell Veterans that a lot. There are strict rules VA has to reduce you and, NOT ONE of those rules have anything to do with applying for an increase.
Yes, the VA can reduce your benefits, but generally only when your condition has "actually improved" under ordinary conditions of life.
Unless you contacted the VA within 72 hours of your medical treatment, you may not be eligible for reimbursement, or at least that is how I read the link, I posted above. Here are SOME of the rules the VA must comply with in order to reduce your compensation benefits:
NOTE: TO PROVE CAUSE OF DEATH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE AN AUTOPSY. This means if you die of a SC condtion, your spouse would need to do an autopsy to prove cause of death to be from a SC condtiond. If you were P and T for 10 full years, then the cause of death may not matter so much.
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I have a C&P on Thursday at Castle Point for my TDIU. So what do I tell the doctor when they ask me why I am there. I did read the tips section, by the way they were great tips, but I still don't know what I should say.
If they ask why are you here today.....do I respond, because I was sent a notice to be here for an exam. I am at a loss.
I know how I feel....crappy...everyday, I smile to make it look as if there is nothing wrong, when in fact I am in pain everyday. I have double vision, floaters,photophobia, constant tinnitus, tmj, headaches/migraines that seem to never go away (3-4 a week) dizziness, cold intolerance, nausea, my head hurts, I can barely brush my hair because my scar is tender and painful, the left side of my body has loss of use, the entire side, my neck and back are in constant pain, pins and needles in my hands and feet, I slur my words, have short term memory loss to the point that I am repeating myself a lot and have no recolection of conversations ever taking place, I am always tired, slow thinking and cold. I can barely turn my head from left to right and barely look up. My right eye droops and both eyes twitch, I have nystagmus in the left eye. I have hypothyroidism. My knee hurts and makes crunching noises when it bends, I gained weight and have problems doing household tasks by myself. I feel as if I am a trapped inside the body of a 90 year old woman.
Well I am alive and that is what counts, but I do not want to mess this C&P up, so help me please.
Thanks
Have a great day!!!
tdak
"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. "...Ronald Reagan
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