HadIt.com Elder MikeR Posted July 3, 2009 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted July 3, 2009 Good news!! The VA have approved my claim for IU effective Jan 1st, 2009. The letter states Individual Unemployability granted due to disability, veteran will be paid at 100% rate. I am so relieved and feel a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I kept on " writing and fighting " since I got out in 2004. I want to thank everyone at Hadit for the valuable information and their sincere care for other vets. My claim was filed on May 1st ( two weeks after they finally increase my rating to 80% in April ). So the process took two months. The claim was also done thru the new expedited claims program. I did all the paperwork by myself and only use my VSO to sumitt my documents. When the last time I went to visit my VSO in the VA's Regional Office ( only 20 miles away ), I had an unscheduled and brief encounter with the actual rater who had my file in his hand while I was discussing my case with my VSO. I eye balled him and told him that I would be grateful and IU would relieve some of my hardships that I was going through. Bottomline, I am not working and can't land a job. The did not mention other benefits because it stated that future examinations will be required. Oh well, that would be my next chapter to work on. I will also forward the award letter to my state's disability agency, who is collecting evidence for my SSDI claim. I hope retro will go in soon, I would love to take my kids to the beach and finally afford the gas to do so. :D Congrats Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqx2 Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 A big thanks to everyone on the congrats. Gruntdaddy, No, I did not get an examination for the purpose of receiving IU. The reason was that my C&P exam and IMO was just recently done back in Nov and Dec, then increased rating from 40 to 80 was just in April. So it was recent enough for them to take that into account. My claim packet was thouroughly worked on. I think the expedited process procedure is only piloted at a few RO, but I am not sure of the true reasons why my claim was granted within 2 months. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydoc2 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Congrats to you Iraqx, I feel your frustration of not being able to do the things you want for your young ones, now go enjoy the fruits of your hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 WOW-this is GREAT NEWS!!!!!! With some retro you might want to consider putting some $ aside to get a vocational expert or IMO doctor to support an eventual P & T rating. But for now Relax and enjoy!!!! You deserved this award due to your service and sacrifice for the US of A. And you were a proactive claimant-you knew the best Rep in the world was YOU! This is probative evidence for SSDI to consider. GREAT NEWS! GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University ! When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we." Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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