tdiu Interesting Talk With Amvet Rep.

[Rockhound]

Dropped in to see my AMVET Rep, to see if she has heard anything, but not go or not yet, but she knows me pretty well by now and how I present my claims in an orderly way, despite my problems. She mentioned I should check with the Rehabilitation Dept at the VARO and get evaluated as to what type of work I may be suited for. If I met certain standards she told me I might make an application with one of the VSO orginizations that might have opening for a SO. telling that although their were no opening in the AMVET office here, the State VSO currently has one and so might the other VSO orginizations and if I could manage through the training, I might eventually make a fiar VSO. Go figure!

I hadn't thought of such a job, since I feel I have a lot yet to learn and I don't know how the pressure of the job would effect me. Also I don't want to loose my SSDI benefit by being found able to work after taking such a job.

Does anyone know how this type of job would affect SSDI or maybe TDIU? It might be worth a shot, what do all you think?

Rockhound Rider ;) :D

[Testvet]

SSDI is granted based on your inability to work, if you took a VSO position you will lose your SSD will the VSO job pay you enough to off set the loss of SSDI and if you even break even will working make you feel better? Are you able to sit in an office 40 hours a week or travel to meetings or annual training sessions in other states? Everyone is different and you need to do what is comfortable for you, but once you show SS you can work you will play hell getting your SSD back if you decide to quit the job for any reason. Just my thoughts

[john999]

When you lose SSDI you also lose medicare. That is a pretty big deal. Remember there was a reason you applied for SSD to begin with, and you have to ask yourself has that reason changed? If I were 30 years old I would be much more likely to take a stab at rehab. However, being almost 60 there is no way I am going to do that. The VA can rehab you, but if you have been unemployed for ten years can you get a job? When I pulled the plug I knew it was permanent. If you are over 50 I would think long and hard about giving up SSD. You may be the only one on your block who has a regular check coming in by year's end.

[Berta]

There are training guidelines for becoming an accredited Service office or vet rep-

it sure is a good paying job butr as fantastic books said and he/she is right-

there is plenty of stress to this job-that is why my former rep wanted me to apply for job as rep in his office and why he asked me to help him with claims-

he had stress because he didnt knew what he was doing - the good ones have even more stress because they DO know what they are doing-and they care about their claimants-

My doc said I have too much stress as a volunteer vets advocate and that I should begin to reconsider my future-

the stress is definitely there-

and even keeping up with the reg changes can be overwhelming-

I know because my reps only found out who Commander Haas was when I told them about the famous Haas case.

I almost had a heart attack when my rep- the day I filed my AO claim under auspices of the Nehmer Court order-asked me who this Nehmer person was.

He was already getting AO comp because of widow Beverly Nehmer and the infamous NVLSP case!

the most important legislation that Vietnam vets ever got-

Nehmer V. Veterans Administration.