Unexpected Phone Call From Regional Office

[fullcount15]

I received an unexpected phone call this morning from my Regional Office in reference to my claim.

It was in response to a request I made the beginning of November after talking to a VSR via the 1-800-NOCLUE number, that someone call me and give me an accurate status of my claim as I was fed up with the continual roller coaster ride and conflicting information I had been receiving over the past months in reference to the status of my claim. The VSR said she would put my request in the system and someone would contact me within 7-10 days. Needless to say, I didn’t hold my breath for the return phone call.

Anyway, the person that called me this morning informed me that my claim will be finished up this week and I would receive a decision letter within the next two weeks. After he gave me this information, I told him that I received a Fully Favorable on my SSDI claim last week and should I send the decision to the VA. He told me no as my claim would be sent back to the Pre-Determination Team and the entire claim process would start over from Day One. Somehow from his tone of voice and insistence of not sending the SSDI decision in, he was trying to tell me something.

Any suggestions or has anyone experienced this? I just found it very unusual that he called.

Thanx for lending an ear !!!

[poolguy11550]

john999 & Carlie

Non S/C conditions do in fact skew the process for VA disability determination. Fairly and Unfairly. I remember a claim were a guy implied that 30 years ago a undocumented back injury in the Philippines caused his now degenerative disc disease. No such evidence in his SMRs or privet records. That is until I dug down and read a hospital report from 18 months ago that stated the vet had a near fatal motorcycle accident that ruptured several disc in his spine and put him in a coma for 4 months. Nine corrective surgeries later he was given the diagnoses of traumatic DDD & TBI. SSA rightfully grated him SSDI for TBI and DDS. How would have rated that claim? Yes, you feel for the guy and search for a way to help but due to his income from the SSA he is not able to draw a non-service pension. Facts are the facts and the law is the law.

[cowgirl]

Reading this all is very interesting, Pete, hope you get the date corrected as needed. You deserve it!

Poolguy, you give me hope. Ssa gave me ssdi for a sc issue 60% found on VA claim denial c&p for IU. Ssdi shows exact same sc issue as item #1 and item #2 directly associated to other sc issues.

So the VA would consider SSD as Permanent? then only if only sc issue and Ssdi issue 'match'. Well thats my situation at rating board now.

Only if exact conditions for both said claims. For example: a vet has won his claim for SSDI for PTSD however, he was only rated 60% by the VA. Yet he is awaiting appeal with the VBA (round two) it would be pretty hard for a reasonable person to still consider the vet 60% when the SSA standard is 100% or nothing.

Best to y'all,

Cg

[poolguy11550]

cowgirl, to me in your case if I was on the board I would have to question the C&P for IU. Also would seem that the SSDI finding brings the whole evidence picture to at least a 50/50 for/against ratio and with that draws in the benefit of the doubt doctrine- in favor of TDIU.

Wow.... what an ideal, "the benefit of the doubt doctrine",- well, it might as while be an X-file inside the VBA filling system.

[Pete53]

Wow Poolguy I argued that getting SSD for the same diagnosis by an offical government agency should trigger benefit of doubt and I think the rater I argued that to is still laughing but at least he is retired. In fact after he had my hearing the SOB never put in anthers days work and 11 months later they handed me over to another RO. How do I know the new RO told me so.

[sunfish34]

So when you file for va disability do you tell them it is sc or non sc or do they decide that,

we are not sure if we needed to let someone know that?? thank you for all your help and this web

site it is great,

[cowgirl]

Hello sunfish and welcome to Hadit. You have a good question but I'm thinking you could use different and more specific advice. Am contacting a moderator to help, Cg

So when you file for va disability do you tell them it is sc or non sc or do they decide that,

we are not sure if we needed to let someone know that?? thank you for all your help and this web

site it is great,