DMW Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 1 shot 1 kill. Initial claim awarded 100& TDIU, permanent in nature, CH. 35 benefits, to go along with my retirement benefits. SSSSWEEEEEET! No VSO, no congressman, claim completed in less than six months, not BDD, just a pre-seperation. Called the 800# repeatedly, sent an IRIS every week, got the fax # to the RO and used it often, only sent 1 package certified, about 6 regular mail. Had every condition I requested to be looked at, and they even added some in based on SMR that I did not request anything on. No mention of further exams ever. Doesn't seem as difficult as a lot of people make it out to be. They did mention my SSDI paperwork as a factor in awarding IU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted November 24, 2008 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 24, 2008 You got lucky. Ask some vets who have been waiting for 10 years just to get service connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danang_1969 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Congrats on the speedy claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder jbasser Posted November 24, 2008 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 24, 2008 A well prepared claim with all of the I's dotted and T's crossed will go a long long way in a short period of time. Good Job, You deserve it. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Congrats!!!! I keep telling people that it can be done....mine was the same way. Good job! Hope you can stay around here and help others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Pete53 Posted November 24, 2008 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 24, 2008 Congrats!!!! Perhaps the thing that helped most was no VSO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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