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Reimbersement Of Out Of Pocket Medical Expenses Prior To Rating To Date Of Rating
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Caluza Triangle defines what is necessary for service connection
Tbird posted a record in VA Claims and Benefits Information,
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”-
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Do the sct codes help or hurt my disability rating
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broncovet posted a post in a topic,
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.
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Post in Re-embursement for non VA Medical care.
broncovet posted an answer to a question,
Welcome to hadit!
There are certain rules about community care reimbursement, and I have no idea if you met them or not. Try reading this:
https://www.va.gov/resources/getting-emergency-care-at-non-va-facilities/
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:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/38/3.344
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broncovet posted an answer to a question,
Good question.
Maybe I can clear it up.
The spouse is eligible for DIC if you die of a SC condition OR any condition if you are P and T for 10 years or more. (my paraphrase).
More here:
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https://www.va.gov/disability/dependency-indemnity-compensation/
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 was recently rated at 100% total permanent service related for stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed in 01/07. My rating date is May 22,07 and my letter of rating was dated June 22,07 when I went to Togus VA in Augusta Maine to sign up for VA medical and asked about reimbersement for out of pocket expenses nobody knew anything about it.
I wrote my congressman and my representative who did not return my emails and waited a week getting more and more pissed because the VET rep at togus was supposed to call me after he researched it .. yep you are right still waiting 2 weeks now. Then I wrote the Senator Akaka from Hawaii and got no reply.
Well the doc at oncology at Togus called today wanting to know why I wanted to be treated at the VA as I was arleady getting excellant treatment at the place I've been going to. I was a bit shocked because 2 weeks ago I told them I was due for a round of Chemo starting this week he told me no treatment for 2 or 3 weeks I should continue where I am and he would try to squeeze me in.
About an hour after the Doc called the phone rang again and he said he had received a phone call from the Senators office and what could he do for me ?? he is the "Director of Veterans Business Affairs" from Washington, DC. He was all appologies and said that the letters were going to be updated this month and my notification of this slipped thru the crack and after all "you know how press releases can be" He assured me the expenses would be covered and that there was no special form(imagine that for a govt agency) and I should gather my evidence and receipts and submit them to the VA at togus . He gave me his phone number and address sid to call him Tony and not to hesitate to call his personal number that goes right by the secratary. well I'm gonna do that and send him a copy of everything to boot. just wondered if anyone else out there has had any experience with this situation please let me know .
THANKS FOR A GREAT SITE AND ALL THE INFO ED
US ARMY 1968-72
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