ptsd Getting The Shaft On C&p

[souldeliverer]

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

I am an Iraq veteran rated 100% PTSD, 30% migraines, 10% low back, 10% shoulder, 10% tinnitus, 10% L leg, 10% R leg. I recieved a call today from the regional office that they have reviewed my claim and decided I must be better, and are reducing me to a grand total of 90%!!!

First of all, I am not better. Secondly, they have me on hydrocodone, xanax, risperdone, lamictal, celexa, ambien, amitriptaline, motrin, and had me on morphine, but I stopped taking it due to side effects. I STILL have PTSD, and am ready to go ballistic on these people at the regional office.

Question: What chance do I have of winning my appeal/board meeting? I have not been an inpatient for like a year because I get worse when I go to the hospital and get locked up.

Please help. I just had a baby girl, and cannot live without my full benefits. I tried going back to work a couple years ago and failed miserably.

[Berta]

I would like to see that too-

I am unaware of that-

one of my other husbands had brain surgery and was hospitalized for 2 years.

two hpurs after he died the SSA called me up and send they would re-do my SSA award as I had a small child dependent- since he had just died.

(He was already on SSA of course)

I said -he just died -how did you know that?

SSA said they had to do monthly checks on all SSA recipients who were hospitalized to see if they had been improved and then discharge.

She happened to call the hospital to see if he was still there (Totally disabled of course and no chance of recovery)and they said he had died.

If the SSA would not consider a veteran who could never recover from brain surgery as P & T-

I sure would like to see any info at all that says these men and women from Iraq with SSA and/or also VA 100% SC are also declared P & T.

[souldeliverer]

I want to thank you all so much for the help. It is nice to know there is a community out there who actually cares about veterans, and knows the system. I have been dealing with the VA only for a few years, but got more advice today than in those few years combined!

Even though I have only a few years of frustration with the VA, I've hadit! Thank you all again, and I'll keep you posted. I am sure I'll have more questions to ask in a few days.

[Philip Rogers]

Couple of questions: 1.) how old are you? 2.) what are your s/c ratings and percentages? 3.) how long have you had the PTSD diagnosis/rating? Thnx.

pr

[souldeliverer]

Couple of questions: 1.) how old are you? 2.) what are your s/c ratings and percentages? 3.) how long have you had the PTSD diagnosis/rating? Thnx.

pr

I am 27. 100%PTSD, 30% migraines, 10% shoulder, 10% Lower back, 10% tinnitus, 10% L leg, 10% R leg. I have been 100% since April 2006.

My question is, the VA lady had told me on the phone I could apply for unemployability. Should I do this right away, or should I wait and see if they do not end up reducing me, as they have proposed?

Thank you

[souldeliverer]

I forgot, I am also getting SMC for housebound.

[Philip Rogers]

I think you are pretty safe for now. Unless the VA calls a CUE on themselves, in awarding you the 100% for PTSD, it's hard for them to "legally" reduce you. Let's wait and see what the letter/proposal to reduce states. In the mean time, I'd go to the VA Medical Center's ROI office and get copies of your C&P exam results, all of them. Additionally, for now, I'd curtail any unnecessary spending, just in case the VA violates it's rules and does reduce. You can forstall it about 120 days, if it comes to that, which I doubt.

You need to get a complete copy of your c-file, if you don't already have one, ASAP. When did you last work steadily??

pr