ptsd Tdiu Fastrack?

[jjrbus]

Long story, everything with the VA seems to be. Anyway after 40 years I have went from 10% with no kiss. To recently 80%, 50% PTSD and 30% GSW (gun shot wound)R (right) arm.

So I files for IU (individual unemployability for fellow PTSD'ers) July 14th 2009. Sept 10th 2009 I recieve the standard letter stateing they are working on my claim and giving me 30 days to submit further eveidence. That is less than 2 months, warp speed in my experience with the VA

I go to the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) at the FT Myers Fl clinic and tell Larry I have the letter, he gives me a questioning look and says already??

In the last 10 years dealing with the VA, I have never seen anything happen this fast.

Being the eternal optimist, the only thing I can figure is they got a new

"claim denied" stamp and can't wait to use it.

I'm not going to get my hopes up, but my rep says I have a very good claim!

Jim

[jjrbus]

Is VA aware of the Railroad Pension for PTSD?

It will be good to see the actual denial letter.

Does the DAV have a copy of it by now?

or do you?

My former rep got word a vet of his got 100%,but He didn't read the fax or whatever it was from the RO correctly.

He called the vet up ( a friend of his) and told him he was awarded 100% SC for a Personality Disorder!

When he read the actual notification again- it was award for NSC pension.

He called me up crying the blues (I should have dropped my POA before this even happened-was this a red flag or what?)

I explained to the REP that VA NEVER awards SC for PD.

He had vets permission for me to look at his stuff and asked me to turn the claim into PTSD.

After extensively interviewing this vet and considering every single record he had from Mil and the VA- I gave the file back to the rep and said he probably had a PD and definitely not PTSD at all and I only saw possibility of some SMR notations as basis for a different type of claim.

Maybe that is why this vet rep continually buggered my claim.And he quit when I complained about him,.

[jjrbus]

VA is very aware of RR disability pension. Of course they say that I said that I expected to receive a RR pension, not that I have been getting one for 10 years. The scars and muscle exam report is a joke, or did the lady do me a favor?

I would be happy to send decision to anyone who would read it and give me some direction. JIm

Is VA aware of the Railroad Pension for PTSD?

It will be good to see the actual denial letter.

Does the DAV have a copy of it by now?

or do you?

My former rep got word a vet of his got 100%,but He didn't read the fax or whatever it was from the RO correctly.

He called the vet up ( a friend of his) and told him he was awarded 100% SC for a Personality Disorder!

When he read the actual notification again- it was award for NSC pension.

He called me up crying the blues (I should have dropped my POA before this even happened-was this a red flag or what?)

I explained to the REP that VA NEVER awards SC for PD.

He had vets permission for me to look at his stuff and asked me to turn the claim into PTSD.

After extensively interviewing this vet and considering every single record he had from Mil and the VA- I gave the file back to the rep and said he probably had a PD and definitely not PTSD at all and I only saw possibility of some SMR notations as basis for a different type of claim.

Maybe that is why this vet rep continually buggered my claim.And he quit when I complained about him,.

[john999]

If you are 80% and and retired on RR disability pension for PTSD you should file for IU. I retired from federal government on disability pension and I got IU. Do you qualify for SSD? You should file for SSD if you do.