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I submitted a change in dx and a secondary to this change in Feb 07, I still haven't heard anything from St Pete, Varo, its been with the rater since April so I am told.On Aug 8th 2008 I submitted a new claim for PTSD.I had my MRI of my neck, went to the Doc today my MRI is worse then what was reported according to the Rheumatologist. He agreed my headaches are secondary to the MRI results (arthritis) and documented that I have prostrating headaches greater than 3 a month see MRI results. He also is putting me in a soft collar to try and help with the headaches. He is hinting I need surgery, said my weakness and pain in my arms are due to my arthritis (MRI), he ask me if I had problems with my equalibrium, which I do, I told him I thought it had to do with my meds, he said more than likely its the impingement in my neck.DO I file a 3rd claim for headaches and radiculopathy now. Remember I have 2 claims there now, if I wait to file it could be a year or more before I hear about the current claims.Thanks your opinion.Ruby

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Ruby,

I thought R.O stood for your Regional Office.

I am almost through the process and don't know the answer.

I am losing it.

Betty

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RO = Regional Office

RVSR - Rating Veterans Service Representative

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38 CFR - Title 38 Code of Federal Regulations

38 USC - Title 38 of the United States Code

A&A - Aid and Attendance

AAFES - Army & Air Force Exchange Service

ABD - Annuity Beginning Date

ACE – Automated Certificate of Eligibility

AD - Active Duty

ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act

AFEES - Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station

AIS - Automated Information Systems

AL - American Legion

ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

AMC - Appeals Management Center

AMVETS - AMVETS (American Veterans)

AO - Agent Orange

BCD - Bad Conduct Discharge

BCMR - Board of Corrections for Military Records

BDD - Benefits Delivery at Discharge

BDN - Benefits Delivery Network

BiPAP - Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure.

BVA - Board of Veterans Appeals

BX - Base Exchange

CAP - Combined Assessment Program

C&V - Construction and Valuation [a unit at a RLC that evaluates construction and makes sure that effective controls are in place to ensure that fee appraisers are qualified and that appraisal assignments are made equitably]

CBOC - Community-based Outpatient Clinic

CHAMPVA - Civilian Health and Medical Program of VA

CAD - Coronary Artery Disease

CAP - Combined Assessment Program [CAP reviews are part of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) effort to ensure that high quality health care and benefits services are provided to the Nation’s veterans]

CARES - Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services

CAVC - Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

CHAMPVA - Civilian Hearth and Medical Program VA .

Chapter 61 - US Code, Title 10, Chapter 61 Disability Retirements

Chapter 35 - Title 38 US Code Dependents' Educational Assistance Program

Chapter 71 - US Code, Title 10, Chapter 71 Computation of retired pay

CFIDS - Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome

C-File - Claims File

C-File # - Claims File ID Number (Now your SSAN)

CFS - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CMS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

COLA - Cost of Living Allowance

COOP – Continuity of Operations Plan

COPD - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

C & P - Compensation and Pension

CPAP - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

CPEP - Compensation and Pension Examination Program

CPI - Consumer Price Index

CPI - Claims Processing Improvement [A Team Structure based on task-based teams with defined functions]

CRDP - Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments

CSRS - Civil Service Retirement System

CRSC - Combat-Related Special Compensation

CUE - Clear and Unmistakeable Error

C&UE - Clear and Unmistakeable Error

CWT - Compensated Work Therapy

CZTE - Combat Zone Tax Exclusion

DANTES - Defense Activities Non-Traditional Education Support

DAV - Disabled American Veterans

DC - Diagnostic Code also Death Certificate

DD - Dishonorable Discharge

DD-149 - Application for the Correction of Military Record

DD-214 - Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty

DD-293 - Application for the Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States

DD-1172 - Application for Uniformed Services Identification Card - DEERS Enrollment

DD-1173 - United States Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card

DD-2765 - Department of Defense/Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card

DEA - Dependents' Educational Assistance Program

DeCA - Defense Commissary Agency

DEROS - Date Eligible for Return From Overseas

DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DIC - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation

DMII - Diabetes Mellitus Type II

DoD - Department of Defense

DRB - Discharge Review Board

DRO - Decision Review Officer

DSM IV - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition

DVA - Department of Veterans Affairs

EAJA - Equal Access to Justice Act

EAS - End of Active Service

EAOS - End of Active Obligated Service

EEO - Office of Equal Opportunity

EP - End Product (System)

ESG - Environmental Support Group

FECA - Federal Employees’ Compensation Act

FERS - Federal Employees Retirement System

F&FE - Fiduciary and Field Examination

FHA - Federal Housing Administration

FICA - Federal Insurance Contributions Act

FM - Fibromyalgia

FOIA - Freedom Of Information Act

FR - Federal Register

FRA - Full Retirement Age

FSGLI - Family Service Members’ Group Life Insurance

GAF - Global Assessment of Function

GAO - Government Accountability Office

GHP - Group Health Plan

GIB - GI Bill

GOE - General Operating Expenses

GWI - Gulf War I

GWII - Gulf War II

HAC - Health Administration Center

HIPPA - Health Information Portability and Accountability Act

HISA - Home Improvement and Structural Alterations Program

HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development

IG - Inspector General

ILP - Independent Living Program

IME - Independent Medical Evaluations

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

IMO - Independant Medical Opinion

IOM - Institute of Medicine

IRM - Information Resources Management

IQR - Random Individual Quality Review

IRR - Individual Ready Reserve

ISTM - It Seems To Me

IRS - Internal Revenue Service

IRIS - Inquiry Routing and Information System

I/U - Individual Unemployabilty

JSRRC - U.S. Army & Joint Services Records Research Center

LIE - Legal Instruments Examiner

LGY - Loan Guaranty

LOD - Line of Duty

LPE - Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad Employer

LTC - Long Term Care

M21-1MR - VA Claims Adjudication Manual

MEB - Medical Evaluation Board

MGIB - Montgomery GI Bill

MGIB-AD - Montogmery GI Bill - Active Duty Educational Assistance Program

MGIB-SR - Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve

MIA - Missing in Action

MOAA - Military Officers Association of America

MOPH - Military Order of the Purple Heart

MOS - Military Occupation Specialty

MWR - Morale, Welfare & Recreation

NAGE - National Association of Government Employees

NARA - National Archives Records Administration

NCA - National Cemetery Administration

NDAA - National Defense Authorization Act

NDR - Non-Duty Related

NEC - Navy Enlisted Classification (code)

NEX - Navy Exchange

NIH - National Institutes of Health

NOD - Notice of Disagreement

NP - Nurse Practiconer

NPRC - National Personnel Records Center

NSC - Non Service Connected

NSO - National Service Officer (Usually DAV)

NSLI - National Service Life Insurance

NVLSP - National Veterans Legal Services Program

OEF - Operation Enduring Freedom

OIF - Operation Iraqi Freedom

OGC - (VA) Office of General Counsel

OJT - On-the-job Training

OMPF - Official Military Personnel File

OPM - Office of Personnel Management

ORM - Office of Resolution Management

OWCP - Office of Workers’ Compensation Program

PA - Physicians Assistant

PARDS - Partner Assisted Rating Decision System (a fast track claim)

PC - Prostate Cancer

PCP - Primary Care Physician

PDR - Physicians Desk Reference

PDRL - Permanently Disabled Retired List

PEB - Physical Evaluation Board

PEBLO - Physical Evaluation Board Liason Officer

PG - Persian Gulf

PMA – President’s Management Agenda

PN - Peripheral Neuropathy

POA - Power of Attorney

POW - Prisoner of War

PSA - Prostate-specific antigen (Test For Prostate Cancer)

PSP - Public Service Pension

P&T - Permanently and Totally Disabled

PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PVD - Peripheral Vascular Disease

PVA - Paralyzed Veterans of America

PX - Post Exchange

QC - Quarters of Coverage

QTC - Quality Treatment Corporation (a VA medical contractor)

redux - Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986

RIF – Reduction in Force

RLC - Regional Loan Center – [VA has 9 Regional Centers located throughout the US that handle loan processing. For example the Cleveland VARO has one of the largest RLC which provides home loan guaranty services for the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.]

RO - Regional Office

RRA - Railroad Retiremnet Act

RRB - Railroad Retirement Board

RVSR - Rating Veterans Service Representative

SAH - Specially Adapted Housing

SAA - State Approving Agency

SBA – Small Business Administration

SBP - Survivors Benefit Plan

SC - Service Connected

SCI - Spinal Cord Injury

S-DVI – Service-Disabled Veterans’ Insurance

SEA - Sotheast Asia

SECA - Self-Employment Contributions Act

SEP - Special Enrollment Period

SF-180 - Standard Form, Requests Pertaining to Military Records

SGLI - Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance

SMC-n - Special Monthly Compensation where "n" is K thru R

SMR - Service Medical Records

SO - Service Officer

SOC - Statement of the Case

SR - Service Records

SQC - Statistical Quality Control

SS - Social Security

SSA - Social Security Administration

SSB - Special Separation Benefits

SSAN - Social Security Account Number

SSI - Supplemental Security Income

SSN - Social Security Number

SSOC - Supplemental Statement of the Case

“Super Senior” – [Technical Expert to mentor VA staff involved in the process of claims establishment]

TAP - Transition Assistance Program

TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury

TDIU -Totally Disabled based on Individual Unemployability

TIGER TEAM – [A special unit at the Cleveland VARO that is responsible for expeditiously processing certain C&P claims submitted by beneficiaries who are aged 70 or older. The Tiger Team, which reports to VBA Headquarters, is staffed with RVSRs, VSRs, and clerical support.]

TSGLI - Traumatic Service Members’ Group Life Insurance

USCIS – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

USDA – U.S. Department of Agriculture

VA – Department of Veterans Affairs (Also, sometimes referred to as DVA)

VAF – VA Form

VAMC – VA Medical Center

VARO – VA Regional Office

VBA – Veterans Benefits Administration

VCS - Veteran's Canteen Service

VEAP – Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program

VEOA – Veterans’ Employment Opportunities Act

VETSNET – Veterans Services Network

VFW – Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

VGLI – Veterans’ Group Life Insurance

VHA – Veterans Health Administration

VISN – Veterans Integrated Service Network

VistA – Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture

VMET – Verification of Military Experience and Training

VMLI – Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance

VONAPP - Veterans On Line Applications

VR&E – Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment

VSC - Veterans Service Center

VSI – Voluntary Separation Incentives

VSO – Veterans Service Organization

VSR – Veterans Service Representative

WAAC – Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

WARMS - Web Automated Reference Materials System

WASPs – Women Air Force Service Pilots

WIPP – Work-In-Process [system of the BDN that generates reports to monitor and manage individual claims]

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