tdiu Tdiu Telepone Call From R. O

[Josephine]

Well,

Just what I needed to get my nose to bleeding again.

I am sitting here crying and shaking.

Is he correct?

The Case Worker by the name of Joey called here, from the Huntington,

R. O and I just hung up on him.

He said if the VA found me to be " unemployable" due to service

connected illnesses. They would not pay me a penny

if my total income in the family was too high.

I told him, I hadn't made a dime since 1983, but he said, your

husband is working.

I told him, I understood, for compensation, my husbands income did

not come into play.

He said for me to read Title 38.

Where do I report this smart jerk too? and is he correct?

I might as well not turn in the papers if he is correct.

He said he had not received any copies, not even Senator Warner's.

May not go too good that I hung up on him and told him, I may have

to talk to a lawyer if he was correct about my husbands income.

Thanks,

Betty

Edited July 10, 2008 by Josephine

[LarryJ]

Hi Betty!

It's called TDIU for a reason (Total Disability due to INDIVIDUAL Unemployability).

The jerk that you talked to is one of the jerks that the VA employs to insult you and make you mad and discourage you.........so that you'll just get pissed and give up. I even think that the VA has a "job classification" for these employees, "Personnel Responsible for Increasing Confusion and Controversy" (PRICC's).

p.s. Lola got a brand NEW quilt this last weekend. She is working hard getting it all broken in and duly "catted". She has a tuff job...........

[jbasser]

Betty, first of all pull yourself together.

Focus your anger on the liar who called you.

The schedule for rating disabilitis separates compensation from Pension. There is no IU with a pension.

TDIU is a rate payable at 100 percent compensation rate. It has nothing to do with family income.

The Huntington RO is totally and completely wrong. Send an IRIS inquiry and tell the Service center manager this chumps name and what he told ytou and that you were calling the VA inspector General.

I also recommend that you file a formal written complaint to the Sec of the department, James Peake. ALso include your congressman.

In the future, record all calls between you and the VA. Just hit memo on the answering machine.

If you are so kind, please email his name to me and I will take it up with the Huntington DAV.

ALso write a letter to the Charleston Gazett, ( It is 18 miles from huntington)

http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/Readersvoice/200807090699

John

Edited July 10, 2008 by jbasser

[john999]

Betty

Don't listen to these idiots. They probably think you are asking for a NSC pension. They are ignorant. TDIU has nothing to do with income if you are SC. You could have ten million dollars in assets and your spouse could be making a million a year but you can still get TDIU for SC disabilites. McCain gets 100% and his wife has 100 million in assest.

[Ricky]

No such law in title 38 USC or CFR 38 exists. Compensation only applies to the veteran and your husband could be making 2.5 million a year and you are still authorized your compensation. So don't worry. He was probably a has been debt collecter who the VA hired and has no ideal about the contents of CFR 38 or how to deal with veterans. I doubt very seriously he was a veteran working for the VA. File your complaint with the SCM. although it probably will not do any good it will still make you feel better.

[Josephine]

Hi Betty!

It's called TDIU for a reason (Total Disability due to INDIVIDUAL Unemployability).

The jerk that you talked to is one of the jerks that the VA employs to insult you and make you mad and discourage you.........so that you'll just get pissed and give up. I even think that the VA has a "job classification" for these employees, "Personnel Responsible for Increasing Confusion and Controversy" (PRICC's).

p.s. Lola got a brand NEW quilt this last weekend. She is working hard getting it all broken in and duly "catted". She has a tuff job...........

Larry, he sure did all of the above.

I felt like a beggar by the time I got off the telephone.

At least I hung up on him. I had no ideal that it was the VA calling

for his number showed No Data, so I answered it.

He was nice and cheerful at first and then the jerk in him came out.

He didn't like my questioning him about anything.

First he brought up the headache claim and he had to get that

same sheet of paper that I posted on the site.

He said the Appeals Team was looking it over and I said, the claim

is still open, he didn't answer. Said he wasn't a rater.

Next the dependent, he said he was not a financial advisor.

Next came the Title 38 and his knowledge of it.

Anyways, I sure would like to see a picture of " Lola's" new

quilt. Perhaps now she will give me her old one.

Always and thanks,

Betty

[Josephine]

Betty, first of all pull yourself together.

Focus your anger on the liar who called you.

The schedule for rating disabilitis separates compensation from Pension. There is no IU with a pension.

TDIU is a rate payable at 100 percent compensation rate. It has nothing to do with family income.

The Huntington RO is totally and completely wrong. Send an IRIS inquiry and tell the Service center manager this chumps name and what he told ytou and that you were calling the VA inspector General.

I also recommend that you file a formal written complaint to the Sec of the department, James Peake. ALso include your congressman.

In the future, record all calls between you and the VA. Just hit memo on the answering machine.

If you are so kind, please email his name to me and I will take it up with the Huntington DAV.

ALso write a letter to the Charleston Gazett, ( It is 18 miles from huntington)

http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/Readersvoice/200807090699

John

John,

Thanks, I have already called and spoke to the Huntington DAV. Gregg was to take care of it for me.

This guy is the one that is doing all of the writing for the Service Manager.

No need to sent a Complaint as he is the one doing all the

correspondence.

I will record next time, but I had no ideal he was going to call.

Thanks,

Betty