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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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Post in ICD Codes and SCT CODES?WHAT THEY MEAN?
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Do the sct codes help or hurt my disability ratingPicked By
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Post in Chevron Deference overruled by Supreme Court
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.Picked By
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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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Post in What is the DIC timeline?
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:
Source:
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.Picked By
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lu12
Is the AMC able by law OR IN ANY OTHER WAY, to go over a remanded action BY THE BVA to the VHA C&P Examinations. Ex:
1. Schedule the vet fora a va ortho examination for the purpose of ascertaining the etiology of his cervical spine disorder. The claim file most be made available to and be reviewed by the examiner in conjunction with the examination. the examiner report should indicate that the claim file has been reviewed, and that the examiner has taken into account the private and VA medical record records of prior treatment referable to neck pain, including Radioculopathy into the uppers extremities. Base upon a review of the historical records and medical principles, the examiner should provide an opinion as to whether there is a 50% probability that the vat cervical spine disorders is related to either his period of active service, or to his ser-conn low back disability. The examiner should specifically address and reconcile this opinion with the various opinions of the record finding that the vet cervical spine disorder is related to his low back disability and the injuries he sustained during the service.
If the examiner feels that the requested opinion cannot be given without resort to speculation, the examiner should so state.
B)
Then I most ask again:
Is the AMC able in a anyway to go over a remanded action from the BVA, Actions and Instruction given to the C&p Examiners?
B)
I most ask again ??? b/c the C&P examiner seems that he did not understood the BVA instructions at-all
The c&p examiner did not proceed with any kind of:
1. Cervical Spine Physical Evaluation.
2. Uppers Extremities and Radioculopathy Physical Evaluation.
3. Did not wanted to take into account SMR medical evidence
4. Did not wanted to considered C-File, VHA 1st unclear spine medical evaluation.
5. Did not wanted to revised previously IME Opinions.
6. careless about new IME Nexus Opinions.
7. Did not care about 1 st RD from DVA for voc-rehab statement etiology of vet back cond unclear during medical discharge and at the 1st VAE done in 1989.
Examiner Seems he did not wanted to reconciled with the various medical opinions of the records findings and also from the BVA request at all.
Looks like he wanted to base his opinion only on my 1998 SOC response to the VARO, base his opinion on a non medical material evidence of the record
Unless he where following instructions from another sources. Straight forward he told me he could not do anything for me.
Should I challenge this C&P examination for all of the above reasons and before it gets back o the AMC
lu12.
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