Articles Needed For Hadit.com Interested?

[Tbird]

hi folks - we have a lot of content, but not enough

if anyone is interested in writing fact sheets, tip sheets, or articles of interest to disabled veterans let me know.

[Berta]

I can prepare a brief article on the importance of the Dingess Hartman decision.

I bet many claimants who should have gotten this-never got a Dingess Hartman letter and it pays to again remind all claimants what this regulation involves.

hope others have some ideas-

[Tbird]

that would be great berta! if you could type it up in word you can send it to me email as an attachment.

if you don't have word, let me know what you will use.

[Dean]

This is a great idea. Too bad my hard drive crashed about a month ago and I lost a lot of info. I will see if I have anything backed up. Still trying to find the story on Aircraft sheetmetal mechanics getting lung cancer. The article was dated 6-2006 and was done at Bethesda and was confirmed by the pentagon.

[Berta]

will prepare that and attach in Word for you TBird-

I had another thought-

in a few weeks I will be guest speaker on SVR radio -and maybe what I prepare for that show could be added to the hadit content-

I am thinking of something I mentioned last night-on the show-

the land mines that can befall a claimant-

meaning-depending on treatises or studies or other BVA claims as evidence- yet the VA will say-if they even read it- that the information is not specific to the veteran's own disability-

or getting a lousy C & P and how to challenge the actual C & P report-if it is deficient-

Mike Harris was on the air too- and mentioned challenging a bad C & P prior to the VA's consideration of it-

I need to ask him more as to exactly what he meant by that---

A big landmine I see is if a vet fails to adequately address everything in the VCAA letter or the SOC

with a good rebuttal.

And with the internet easily accessible in public libraries -even without a PC, a vet can take the time to try to obtain buddy statements or at least enough knowledge of 38 CFR to help them challenge a denial.

The Schedule of ratings-which I believe VA still sends the corresponding section of with any SOC it involves-clearly states what evidence can warrant specific ratings and the veteran can try to shape their evidence in order to fully comply with the schedule-

Unfortunately these days the only way to surely combat a negative C & P is with an IMO.And chances are if the C & P came from a PA or a nurse, an MD IMO can potentially overcome it.

It is so unfair to have the VA state that the veteran or widow is not competent enough to render a medical opinion and then have the claim denied on the basis of a brief C & P.

I am really not sure what direction I will go in on the show- but somehow what I prepare might be good to add here to the content of hadit-

we got GREAT radio plugs again-SVR 1630 Wed nights 6:30 EST- veteran to veteran-

VA claims discussions. http://www.stardustradio.com/

Edited May 24, 2007 by Berta (see edit history)

[Tbird]

excellent idea!

will prepare that and attach in Word for you TBird-

I had another thought-

in a few weeks I will be guest speaker on SVR radio -and maybe what I prepare for that show could be added to the hadit content-

I am thinking of something I mentioned last night-on the show-

the land mines that can befall a claimant-

meaning-depending on treatises or studies or other BVA claims as evidence- yet the VA will say-if they even read it- that the information is not specific to the veteran's own disability-

or getting a lousy C & P and how to challenge the actual C & P report-if it is deficient-

Mike Harris was on the air too- and mentioned challenging a bad C & P prior to the VA's consideration of it-

I need to ask him more as to exactly what he meant by that---

A big landmine I see is if a vet fails to adequately address everything in the VCAA letter or the SOC

with a good rebuttal.

And with the internet easily accessible in public libraries -even without a PC, a vet can take the time to try to obtain buddy statements or at least enough knowledge of 38 CFR to help them challenge a denial.

The Schedule of ratings-which I believe VA still sends the corresponding section of with any SOC it involves-clearly states what evidence can warrant specific ratings and the veteran can try to shape their evidence in order to fully comply with the schedule-

Unfortunately these days the only way to surely combat a negative C & P is with an IMO.And chances are if the C & P came from a PA or a nurse, an MD IMO can potentially overcome it.

It is so unfair to have the VA state that the veteran or widow is not competent enough to render a medical opinion and then have the claim denied on the basis of a brief C & P.

I am really not sure what direction I will go in on the show- but somehow what I prepare might be good to add here to the content of hadit-

we got GREAT radio plugs again-SVR 1630 Wed nights 6:30 EST- veteran to veteran-

VA claims discussions. http://www.stardustradio.com/

[Dean]

Berta on the radio>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I wish I could get some radio time. When I talk my speeches in the V.A. waiting rooms during my appointments, some people listen and others act like they do not want to hear me. We are not going to mention the looks from the staff.

I keep telling my wife that I would love to hold coty meetings on this issue. I have tried to contact the newspaper and T.V. stationes about the V.A.issues with no luck. I have not tried the radio at all. I do not know if I would be allowed to talk with all of the FCC language censorship. It will be very hard to stop my cussing when I get pissed off about the V.A. BULL$HIT. I am sure that I could handle myself accordingly. I will just need to try to have my mother help me with my words.

Keep up the good work Berta...................Hey look back in your old e-mails and see if I sent you a copy of that lung info, Berta.