Thanks Y'all

[yoggie2]

I finally completed my C&P's this week! and I feel I did well if it was a test. I had a nero Dr check me out and even suggested I file for IU and the second Doc suggested I keep going to my Psycho therapy so it sounds like they were good through C&P's they didn't cut corners of dodge measurements and guessing like the others. I don't want t5o be naive and think it will be smooth but I do feel I am rounding the third and heading for home. Thank you Tbird, you have saved me and my family and thank those of you I have gotten to know and hope to keep the friends I have made over the last couple of years here Jbasser, Hoppy, John999, Pete53, LarryJ and shane for helping me put the pieces in order and Betty, Wings, Carlie, poolguy for sure and some others. I think the worst part is over as I am now waiting for the verdict and am sure it will be in my favor with out a doubt. I know this may sound cheezy but I do sincerely want you to know with out you there would be no claim to fight. When I was floored you guys picked me up when I felt I had lost everything and its hard for me to even write this now I feel so indebted to you all I could cry. I just want to say thank you and let you know how much it means to me and my family...Yog

Edited May 10, 2009 by yoggie2

[yoggie2]

Rich,

This was quite a group effort. I especially remember all the work that was put into trying to figure out why they did not think you were in combat when you had a letter from your CO explaining everything your unit went thorugh in Somalia. Later to find out that the only way they could cover their butt was to say they had the letter (it was listed on the decision)but do to some confusion nobody read the letter from your CO.

The best thing that was done to this point was done by you. When your primary referred you to psych treatment you did not blow it off and went to the appointmens and now you have good evidence from a treating physician that is new and better than the bogus C&P they said determined that you did not have PTSD when in fact the exam was not even for PTSD.

The best way to win a claim is with medical evidence. The folks here on hadit can only tell you that you need medical evidence. You as the veteran have to go get the evidence and that is what you did.

You probably got some good perspective from hadit that there are .......................

Yes I know what you mean the olny way to win is to kill them with evidence, I mean over and over and getting involved in my claim as well made the difference here. I really can't see where it could go wrong. It is not the same claim they tried to kill, it is stronger and clear my only worry is they may try to give me a new effective date on an "IU" I resubmitted but I appealed the original one and I think they will give me IU back to 1DEC06 not back to my SSD award of the date they considered me disabled of 1NOV05 due to my SC disabilities.We should know for sure around a week of so when I get those C&P's....again it was a group effort like you said but Hadit provided me the group with the knowledge.... Yog

[john999]

Just rembember, Rich, that you are not alone. Many of us have been treated by the VA the way you have been treated. You came back at them with evidence and commitment to fight on using their own system to fact back. This is how you win with evidence and with fighting them using their own tools (a few good IMO's).