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Sidney56

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I have a claim for mental condition(mood disorder)that was remanded by the BVA to the AMC in March of this year. I received a letter a couple of months ago stating that they had requested my records from the Social Security Dept, which would probably take several months to receive.

I sent records a couple of weeks back from my va psychiatrist that is treating me now, where she states that I am unemployable and in need of home health services due to my mental condition.

I received a letter today dated August 25, 2009 as follows:

Dear Mr. xxxxx:

We are working on your claim dated March 11, 2009.

What Have We Done?

We have made a second request for copies of your disability medical records from Social Security. It may take several months to receive a response.

I have already been informed by SS that I can't receive SS disability due to the fact that I don't have enough work credits to qualify. My question is; Can I speed this process along by going to the SS dept and have them send their records, or get a copy and send them myself?

If I don't receive SS disability, what records are for them to send. I'm a bit confused. Not that hard for me though.

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It will not help for you to send the records yourself, however, you can go to the local office and have them send the report to the VA.

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Sidney56: chances are SS lied to you! I don't know your situation but unless you never worked you probably qualify. The key is using the last date you worked as your disability date. SS lies all the time. They get you to use the date you apply as your disability date. Most haven't worked in yrs, prior to applying. I need more info to point you in the right direction.

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I have a claim for mental condition(mood disorder)that was remanded by the BVA to the AMC in March of this year. I received a letter a couple of months ago stating that they had requested my records from the Social Security Dept, which would probably take several months to receive.

I sent records a couple of weeks back from my va psychiatrist that is treating me now, where she states that I am unemployable and in need of home health services due to my mental condition.

I received a letter today dated August 25, 2009 as follows:

I have already been informed by SS that I can't receive SS disability due to the fact that I don't have enough work credits to qualify. My question is; Can I speed this process along by going to the SS dept and have them send their records, or get a copy and send them myself?

If I don't receive SS disability, what records are for them to send. I'm a bit confused. Not that hard for me though.

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It will not help for you to send the records yourself, however, you can go to the local office and have them send the report to the VA.

I don't know Sharon. The VA and SS were supposed to be swapping my reports back and forth for 5 years. The VA all the time claiming that they DIDN'T have at least THREE copies of my SS award. They finally had to acknowledge that they were, IN FACT, in possession of my SSA records, ONLY after I went, in person, to my local SSA office, physically got a copy of my SSA records, got back in my car and drove 100+ miles to the VARO in Waco, walked in, handed the SSA files to the clerk, and stood there (they WANTED me to leave and they would "make sure that these records get to the right person, yooooooy don't neeeeeed to woorrrrry! yeah, right!) while they copied them (oh, geez, this copier is out of toner, can you just leave the SSA "stuff".......NOOOOOOO!) well, gosh, I'll have to go all the way to the back of the building and make these copies and that'll leave my desk unattended........soooooo, hurry then, dammit!

Finally, they HAD to give me my copy with their acknowledgement that they received it (geeeee, sir, it seems I just can't FIND that darn date stamp........then you date it, by hand, AND SIGN YOUR NAME TO IT!)

THEN, THEN they acknowledged that they had my SSA records, and 3 weeks later, kaaaaching$$$$$$$$$!

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The little children are freezing to death.

My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are-perhaps freezing to death.

I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find.

Maybe I shall find them among the dead.

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad.

From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."

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Sidney56: chances are SS lied to you! I don't know your situation but unless you never worked you probably qualify. The key is using the last date you worked as your disability date. SS lies all the time. They get you to use the date you apply as your disability date. Most haven't worked in yrs, prior to applying. I need more info to point you in the right direction.

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Thanks Sharon...that is exactly what I will do tomorrow morning. I don't know if them having the records in hand will speed the processing up, but it is worth a try.

@Phillip....thanks for your reply. Yea, Pete had told me the same thing awhile back, and I filed with a 2004 date including my military service for '73 to '76 and they say I still do not have enough credits.

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I am surprised the VA does not send off for you SS records upon your request. They share info with a lot of other agencies. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

http://www.rms.oit.va.gov/SOR_Records/58VA21_22.asp

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I am surprised the VA does not send off for you SS records upon your request. They share info with a lot of other agencies. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

http://www.rms.oit.va.gov/SOR_Records/58VA21_22.asp

Thanks Commander for your reply....they said that they have requested the records from SS twice. I'm going to take Sharon's advice and make a visit to the SS office and request them to send the records personally.

I wish I could get the VA to respond to request as fast as I get responses on Hadit. :rolleyes:

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