Everyone ready for this LOL. So I get TDIU back to May of this year. They provide no verbiage as top whether I am P&T or temp, etc. So after talking with Berta and from what others have said I need to ask for P&T. This is of course so I can get CHAMPVA and DEA for my family. I even consulted my VA manual which states the same thing. Basically if they don't say P&T your not and you need to ask for it. Okay so I know what I need to do. Berta advises to look at the BVA and the U.S. court for decisions so I can slam this thing shut. Guess what? Every case that I found in 2009 and 2008 all were ruled the same way. It was Veterans asking for DEA or CHAMPVA. The BVA ruled everytime that when the Vet recieved TDIU they were considered to have a P&T disability hence they were entitled to DEA and CHAMPVA. So the way I see it you either ask for P&T or you apply for DEA and or CHAMPVA and let it go to the BVA on appeal and they rule in your favor. They basically stated that you would not have gotten TDIU without having a permanent disability that is expected to last the life of the Veteran. Another wonderful day in the life of a disabled Vet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation."
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Everyone ready for this LOL. So I get TDIU back to May of this year. They provide no verbiage as top whether I am P&T or temp, etc. So after talking with Berta and from what others have said I need to ask for P&T. This is of course so I can get CHAMPVA and DEA for my family. I even consulted my VA manual which states the same thing. Basically if they don't say P&T your not and you need to ask for it. Okay so I know what I need to do. Berta advises to look at the BVA and the U.S. court for decisions so I can slam this thing shut. Guess what? Every case that I found in 2009 and 2008 all were ruled the same way. It was Veterans asking for DEA or CHAMPVA. The BVA ruled everytime that when the Vet recieved TDIU they were considered to have a P&T disability hence they were entitled to DEA and CHAMPVA. So the way I see it you either ask for P&T or you apply for DEA and or CHAMPVA and let it go to the BVA on appeal and they rule in your favor. They basically stated that you would not have gotten TDIU without having a permanent disability that is expected to last the life of the Veteran. Another wonderful day in the life of a disabled Vet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
USMC 1st Battalion 1st Marines 1st Marine Division 91-95
100% P&T
"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation."
George Washington
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