tdiu Waiting On Claim

[sunfish34]

I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD WITH MY HUSBAND TO GET HIS CLAIM DONE WITH THE VA, FIRST WE FILED FOR SSD AND HE WAS AWARDED THAT WITHIN 6MTHS OF FILING. THEN WE FILED FOR

HIS VA SC DISABILITY, WE WAITED 13 MTHS TO GET A C&P, WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT

TDIU AND P&T WHEN WE FILED, I FOUND THIS WEB SITE AND IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH HELP, MY QUESTION IS SHOULD WE WAIT FOR HIS APPROVAL BEFORE WE FILE FOR TDIU AND P&T OR GO

AHEAD AND GET IT IN NOW, WILL IT SLOW DOWN HIS CLAIM, HIS DOCTOR SAYS ONE OF HIS

DISABILITIES ARE FROM A SC BACK PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHY HE CANNOT WORK, HE ALSO SAID

HE WOULD DO WHAT WE NEED TO HELP US OUT, THAT IS HIS ORTHOPAEDIC DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP B)

[Pete53]

Sun:

Thank you for helping your husband. How bad do you need money? If you really need the Cavalry to show up than wait for an answer. It should not hurt your time if you sent the Rating Office a copy of his award letter provided its something to do with the VA claim.

If you can get his Doc to write a letter that says his service connected back injury keeps him from working.

Most people with a back injury also suffer from Depression or some form of it. A secondary condition can also be rated if shown that it is caused by the original injury.

My best to you and your husband and hopefully you are near the end of your wait.

[sunfish34]

WE DID LET THEM KNOW HE IS DRAWING SSD, AND YES HE IS BEING TREATED FOR DEPRESSION, HE TAKES MEDS THAT HIS VA DR GIVES HIM ALONG WITH PAIN MEDS AND MEDS FOR GERD, AS FAR AS MONEY GOES I WORK FULLTIME AND HE GETS HIS SSD ALREADY, BUT AS WE ALL KNOW IN THESE TIMES A LITTLE MORE GOES A LONG WAYS, IF WE DO WAIT TO SUMMIT NEW PAPER WORK DOES IT RETROED BACK TO THE DATE WE FILED THE FIRST TIME??? THANK YOU

[poolguy11550]

I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD WITH MY HUSBAND TO GET HIS CLAIM DONE WITH THE VA, FIRST WE FILED FOR SSD AND HE WAS AWARDED THAT WITHIN 6MTHS OF FILING. THEN WE FILED FOR

HIS VA SC DISABILITY, WE WAITED 13 MTHS TO GET A C&P, WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT

TDIU AND P&T WHEN WE FILED, I FOUND THIS WEB SITE AND IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH HELP, MY QUESTION IS SHOULD WE WAIT FOR HIS APPROVAL BEFORE WE FILE FOR TDIU AND P&T OR GO

AHEAD AND GET IT IN NOW, WILL IT SLOW DOWN HIS CLAIM, HIS DOCTOR SAYS ONE OF HIS

DISABILITIES ARE FROM A SC BACK PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHY HE CANNOT WORK, HE ALSO SAID

HE WOULD DO WHAT WE NEED TO HELP US OUT, THAT IS HIS ORTHOPAEDIC DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP B)

I take it that your husband reopened his claim/claims for an increase. That said, I would wait for the decision from that, if he had the C&P already then a decision will soon be forthcoming and sending any evidence now may not make into his folder before. If he gets a high rating then the VA will automatically start the process for IU. I agree with Pete, that you need to submit his SSA decision & incorporate your privet doctors opinion.

[poolguy11550]

IF WE DO WAIT TO SUMMIT NEW PAPER WORK DOES IT RETROED BACK TO THE DATE WE FILED THE FIRST TIME??? THANK YOU

Yes, to the date that he reopened his claim and not the original unless that was less than one year ago.

Edited December 11, 2008 by poolguy11550

[sunfish34]

IT HIS ORIGINAL CLAIM, NOT REOPENED, THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP, AND IF ANY ONE

NEEDS SOME HELP OR QUESTIONS, I WORK FOR FIVE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS, DR'S THAT ARE ALWAYS READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

[Commander Bob]

Good Morning sunfish34. with the limited gen. information that you presented, If you are truly in no hurry to receive the retro check, if you understand the requirements to be eligible for IU, and you belive he does qualify for IU, then if you file the IU claim now, and request that his IU be combined with the original claim. And, If your husband indeed won his claim and qulified for IU, then his pay @ the 100% comp. level would be retro back to when you first applied. I filed an amended increase for another disability a few months after I filed an original AO claim and the VA attached it to my pending claim. Any increase would be retro to the original claim date. ( although I qualify for the rating increase, my personal reasons were punitive in nature ), and I can wait till the cows come home, to hear back from the VA. It's been many decades, until recently, since I had dealings with the VA. I am loathed to step foot in a VAMC or VARO. I have read horror stories of VA employee misadventures and not dealing fairly with the vet. There could be pitfalls in trying to attach another claim to the original. The reward could be much more considerable than a combined 60 or 70% with the dominate disability being over 40%. From what I have read, who knows what a VA's RO (rating officer) would do with your original claim, knowing that a new IU claim was coming down the line later. Is there a time limit on adding new sc conditions to a pending claim? I don't know. It might be too late to attach the IU claim to the 13 to 18 month(???) pending claim you already have. Again, I don't know. I have read your posts, sunfish34, you handle yourself well. Do you have a Veterans Service Officer ( VSO ) helping you with the original claim? Ask the VSO? Please report back here. You would be helping other vets who come aboard Hadit who are looking for answers too. Best wishes for a happy and successful new year.

Sun:

["Thank you for helping your husband. How bad do you need money? If you really need the Cavalry to show up than wait for an answer". ]

Edited December 26, 2008 by Commander Bob 92-93