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100% Schedular Permanent & Total

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Does anyone have or have any experience with 100% P&T schedular.  

I know some would suggest to go for the individual unemployability route but I am not interested in this.  I also hear that 100 schedular is near impossible, I am not interested in this view as I am almost there, even with VA math.

I still able to work but I have a multitude of disabilities incurred in service and I am in the process of getting my claims fully rated as I am lowballed or denied for a few.  Once everything is fixed up according to the VA's own rating criteria I will be 100% schedular.  

So I just wanted to know if anyone has any experience in getting their 100 schedular P&T.  Or any experience with the 100 schedular issue in general.  Nothing against the individual unemployability folks, this is just not my situation. 

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Bigoc we have several folks who are 100 percent schedular. I have a single 100 percent disability and a whole host of others.

P and T sounds like permanent and total but the VA can look at your rating at any time.

The only thing that matters is your conditions vs the Schedule for rating disabilities (Title 38 4.6).

You can have a single rating or a combined rating that is equivilant to 100 percent.

You can be 100 percent and still work. ( Physical disabilities)

You cannot be IU and still work.

J

A Veteran is a person who served this country. Treat them with respect.

A Disabled Veteran is a person who served this country and bears the scars of that service regardless of when or where they served.

Treat them with the upmost respect. I do. Rejection is not a sign of failure. Failure is not an option, Medical opinions and evidence wins claims. Trust in others is a virtue but you take the T out of Trust and you are left with Rust so be wise about who you are dealing with.

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bigoc - I'm rated 100% schedular for PTSD. It took me from 1989-1999 to attain the 100%, P&T, but I won retro, for both, to the date I filed my original claim. Not much I can tell you. Sounds like you want to be able to work and get the 100%?

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bigoc,

If you are currently 60 % SC'd, it's going to take a bit

to hit your 100 % schedular goal and P&T is a whole different issue

to get granted.

jmho,

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Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed.

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According to wikipedia, there are 251,000 Vetrans rated at 100%. If you deserve it, and I beleive you when you say you do, then go for it. As far as I am concerned a Veteran who has served his country and risked his life for 4 years or more, and then got injured, he deserves at least as much credibility than a government paper pusher employee who is paid to "rate" him. Unfortunately the VA ALways Always Always takes the government employee's opinion over the Veteran, even if the Veteran has a doctors opinion to back him up.

Part of the problem is the VA's fuzzy math. For example if you are at 90% now, and get another 40% rating (or less) , you STILL will be 90%.

(40% of 10% is 4%. 90% plus 4% equals 94% which rounds down to 90%) Try it in the rating calculator if you dont think so. Yes, that is right. In the VA fuzzy math, 90% plus 40% = 90%.

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