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Philip, How did you know my 100% P&T was under review by the VA. I received a letter from the Milwaukee VA Pension Center questioning my 100% TDIU for the year 2005. Fact is 2005 I did work for two months and that was the last job I had. I filled out form 21-4138 SSOC with the info requested. It also had IVM MATERIAL stamped at the top of the SSOC.

I have not heard anything back from them but rest assured if I do I will make copies of your last post highlighting the part that says "The disability rating of a Veteran who begins to engage in a substantial gainful occupation after January 31, 1985 may not be reduced on the basis of the Veteran having secured and followed a substantially gainful occupation unless the veteran maintains such an occupation for 12 consecutive months".

THANK YOU for the post and the help you give to Veterans. Terry Sturgis

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Terry, glad it'll help!!! Now, kick some butt!!

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Philip, How did you know my 100% P&T was under review by the VA. I received a letter from the Milwaukee VA Pension Center questioning my 100% TDIU for the year 2005. Fact is 2005 I did work for two months and that was the last job I had. I filled out form 21-4138 SSOC with the info requested. It also had IVM MATERIAL stamped at the top of the SSOC.

I have not heard anything back from them but rest assured if I do I will make copies of your last post highlighting the part that says "The disability rating of a Veteran who begins to engage in a substantial gainful occupation after January 31, 1985 may not be reduced on the basis of the Veteran having secured and followed a substantially gainful occupation unless the veteran maintains such an occupation for 12 consecutive months".

THANK YOU for the post and the help you give to Veterans. Terry Sturgis

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Thanks for the article. But I still believe if you are 100% or iu. for any mental condition I would not work. The laws and regs might say you can but does the va follow there own regs? If I was 100% for a physical ailment then I would try it. But there is to much being said in the goverment about ptsd and all the miracle cures the goverment is coming up with. They the va is looking to shake off as many vets from there pay role as possible. And mental issues are the easiest to go after first.

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Thanks for the article. But I still believe if you are 100% or iu. for any mental condition I would not work. The laws and regs might say you can but does the va follow there own regs? If I was 100% for a physical ailment then I would try it. But there is to much being said in the goverment about ptsd and all the miracle cures the goverment is coming up with. They the va is looking to shake off as many vets from there pay role as possible. And mental issues are the easiest to go after first.

Maybe instead of veterans being divided over whether or not mentally disabled vets should work as opposed to physically disabled vets, we hold the VA to the law as a group. That would be switch.

Hmmmm, mentally and physically disabled vet's having equall access to the laws of US Code. How absurd.

The VA does not allways follow their own regs or most of us wouldn't be here for help in the first place. It makes it that much tougher for a veteran that would like to hold the VA to US Laws when many of the other veterans discourage it. It is a non-support group among veterans. As per my prior posts on the subject, I think it's a bunch of BULL.

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PS. my opinion on this is just that, an opinion. The facts of law are clear that there is no difference between the two types of disability for compensation purposes. My only gripe at this point is that there is a percieved difference between the two by everyone other than the law.

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question please on TDIU??? filed for SC on Dec.4th...filed for TDIU Dec.5th,2007..someone told me why dont you wait to see if you get SC first. I said why?? if you don't ask you dont get..[what about the important EED] if the claims are running side by side so to speak and they cant come up with 100% then, there the claim for TDIU is staring at them..was told by RO, it can be done this way..anybody care to chime in, please?/ william n

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