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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)

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How or Where do we get a copy of his complete medical file?

Good evening sunfish34,... I'm confident that your "How and Where" question will be answered soon, here at Hadit or on Tuesday. The VSO service officer should answer those question, help you fill out the VA form 10-5345 Request For and Authorization To Release Medical Records, when you file the NOD. and file for the other claims that john999 mentioned earlier. Or you can get started by going to this website... http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-...ce-records.html

I have been required to interact with the VA for over 40 years. Before the law was passed that allowed the vet to have access to his/her records. In the old days, your medical file folder would be put into a green canvass bag and locked with a little key, the clerk would scowl at you before allowing you to just carry them to the doctors' office. I was never allowed to look over the caregiver or clerk's shoulder, without being treated like a law-breaker. LOL.

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Thanks we will file a nod with the VSO on tuesday,

And today is your Birthday?... Happy Birthday sunfish34.

"it shall be remembered"...

"We few"

"We happy few"

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Thanks for the birthday wish, got back pay today, not much but nice surprize , and we filed new claim, NOD and TDIU, Thanks for all your help,,, sunfish

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We filed the NOD with a NEXUS from my dh orthopaedic doctor that states his back issues are

service connected, also filed for TDIU just to get it in the file for a date, am sure they won't do anything with it yet, We also filed a new claim for severe depression which he was treated for in the service and the va is still treating him for it, hopefully that claim won't take 16 months to get

an answer to, thank you for all you help

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