It has been a week since I received my award letter. I owe you all thanks for helping me get along with my paperwork. I truly could not have done it without my Family here at hadit.com! I have calmed down from the relief of getting such a quick award. Now I need your help! Did I really get a good deal? Should I let a sleeping dog lay?
I was previously service connected for:
• 30% Migraine Headaches
• 20% Right Foot Injury
Received an award letter for additional service connected disabilities from VARO dated November 7, 2005:
• 50% Depression, Secondary to Migraines, (Sleep also claimed, is caused by depression not medication)
• 50% Migraine Headaches (Added 20%)
• 10% Arthritis, Right Hip
• TDIU
• Chapter 35
What I additionally, and initially asked for on the disability claim:
• Extra-Schedular Rating of 100% for my Migraine Headaches
Currently, my Total Combined Rating is 80%, TDIU, P/T.
The only thing I am thinking about appealing on is the lack of acknowledgement of my request for an Extra-Schedular Rating. I have for the last 22 years, been experienced extreme migraines. I have 3 to 6 migraines per week. I made a log of 14 months of headaches in early 1994 and presented it to the VA. My current logbook is only 7 months long; however, it shows that my headaches are getting worse. During the last 7 months, I have suffered through 65% of the total hours with a migraine. I have had 17 jobs in the last 22 years due to these headaches. I feel that my headaches do rate an Extra-Schedular Rating of 100%.
I have presented the VA with all of this:
• IMO’s and VA Doc’s agreed
• C&P’s and my IMO’s statements agree
• Migraine Headache Logbook with 7 months of data
• Lay testimony of 11 people I have known for 35+ years
• Letters from prior employers
• 22 years of IMO’s and VA medical records
Give me your advice on this please!!!! What should I do? What would you do??
Some other questions, please……
Question: If I appeal can the VA come back with a lower award?
Question: As I am now (80%, TDIU, P/T), can I get an ID to get on Base?
Question: The closest VAMC is 2 hours away. Can I receive treatment closer to where I live? If so, how?
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Hey hadit family,
It has been a week since I received my award letter. I owe you all thanks for helping me get along with my paperwork. I truly could not have done it without my Family here at hadit.com! I have calmed down from the relief of getting such a quick award. Now I need your help! Did I really get a good deal? Should I let a sleeping dog lay?
I was previously service connected for:
• 30% Migraine Headaches
• 20% Right Foot Injury
Received an award letter for additional service connected disabilities from VARO dated November 7, 2005:
• 50% Depression, Secondary to Migraines, (Sleep also claimed, is caused by depression not medication)
• 50% Migraine Headaches (Added 20%)
• 10% Arthritis, Right Hip
• TDIU
• Chapter 35
What I additionally, and initially asked for on the disability claim:
• Extra-Schedular Rating of 100% for my Migraine Headaches
Currently, my Total Combined Rating is 80%, TDIU, P/T.
The only thing I am thinking about appealing on is the lack of acknowledgement of my request for an Extra-Schedular Rating. I have for the last 22 years, been experienced extreme migraines. I have 3 to 6 migraines per week. I made a log of 14 months of headaches in early 1994 and presented it to the VA. My current logbook is only 7 months long; however, it shows that my headaches are getting worse. During the last 7 months, I have suffered through 65% of the total hours with a migraine. I have had 17 jobs in the last 22 years due to these headaches. I feel that my headaches do rate an Extra-Schedular Rating of 100%.
I have presented the VA with all of this:
• IMO’s and VA Doc’s agreed
• C&P’s and my IMO’s statements agree
• Migraine Headache Logbook with 7 months of data
• Lay testimony of 11 people I have known for 35+ years
• Letters from prior employers
• 22 years of IMO’s and VA medical records
Give me your advice on this please!!!! What should I do? What would you do??
Some other questions, please……
Question: If I appeal can the VA come back with a lower award?
Question: As I am now (80%, TDIU, P/T), can I get an ID to get on Base?
Question: The closest VAMC is 2 hours away. Can I receive treatment closer to where I live? If so, how?
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