ptsd Grrr - I Got Another Rubber Stamp Denial

[akwidow]

AMC came through with a SSOC in todays mail. Once again, I am denied for DIC.

They did not list my evidence. (spoilation?) Rubber stamp again!

They did not address my issue - that PTSD contributed to my hubbys death. (denial made while not condiserating my position)

As an aside, they mentioned the DVD I sent them with the second set of papers but did not list the evidence, and never mentioned the original documents I sent...(spoilation?)

I have thirty days to respond, which I will, with the full gamut of information I have already supplied. They said if I do not respond within 30 days, they will send the file back to the BVA. Is that good for me or bad?

GRRR I am angry.

Should I ask for a reconsideration, or make a NOD?

I had already connected the dots, supplied IMO for PTSD, and copied them with their documents pertaining to his PTSD.

My friends here are telling me to get out of the loop and get congressional intervention, even though I told them about the retribution that it can cause.... any thoughts?

Thanks, please forgive me for venting,

AkWidow

[Pete53]

Yes they do. You might check out the thread that Larry had about Lawyers

[akwidow]

will do!

[akwidow]

I am not giving up, let me make this clear. I did go to that post of Larry's and write to two different attorneys. Tomorrow after my kids leave I plan on covering every surface I have, and organizing like I have OCD the information I have gathered for my claim. Since there has been a beginning of order with the records, it will not be so hard as starting from scratch.

I appreciate any other wisdom anybody may give me!

[john999]

If you have a good claim with plenty of potential retro it will light a fire under a decent vet lawyer. I hired one. I may still lose, but at least I am getting a representative who has major motivation to win for him and me. He will get 20% of about 30 years of retro. People don't hesitate you get lawyers for SSD, so why not for VA claims since it is legal now?

[carlie]

akwidow,

I'm sorry you still have to keep fighting

and hope you get anything they owe you.

Hang in there.

Denials and remands - suck.

carlie

[akwidow]

I have a new question. On the back page of the SSOC, it has the 30 day question issue. My question about this is as follows:

I wonder if it of any advantage for me to wait out the 30 days and have the case go back to the BVA, as it says this will happen if I do not respond within that time frame. Waiting will get the case out of AMC, but will leave me with but one stop and only one more denial before the case is over.

On the other hand, they did not list my pertinent evidence which I submitted to begin with, and my guts tell me to once again list it and include it page by page while asking for a Reconsideration.

Any thoughts?