Which Claim Should Be First

[navydoc2]

A little background on me, I'm currently rated 80% IU with 10 % for r knee and 70% depression 10% tinnitis. I have not worked since June of 08. I would like to get to P&T whether by IU or schedular. I have four chldren who I would like to see taken care of as my illnesses worsen. I would like to file for P&T based on a coming VocRehab infeasibility letter after this semester. I have evidence of high blood pressure in my SMR and it has worsened over the years. I have a sleep study coming up at the end of the month.

My questions are should I bundle all my claims together including P&T request?

Should I file P&T separately from my other claims?

should I wait until my sleep study to file both high blood pressure and sleep apnea?

Thanks for your advice and support as always. I should also add that I have applied for SSD and my first exam is next month.

doc

Edited November 14, 2009 by navydoc2

[Testvet]

Ditto on John999.

I have to agree my shrink wrote basically the same statement in Feb 2004, Feb 2005 and feb 2006 that my PTSD symptoms were severe and the fact that I had them for the past 3 decades he seriously doubted that I would ever be able to gain employment in the future and he considred me to be be permanently and totally disabled just by my mental condition regardless of the other medical issues I also have to deal with.

It should not take 3 years of a doctors statement to get P&T but at the time the VARO was still playing games with me and rated me in 2005 at 50% and then after I filed a NOD and wrote a letter to VP Cheney in Dec 2005, the RO then had to address the Edgewood exposures, they got mad and rather than deal with those issues, they just rated me at 100% for PTSD and granted P&T at the same time, they also tried to get cute and close my file but I still had cardiac and hypertension claims open and I was not agreeing to let them close them so that went on to the BVA.

But your mental health doc should be able to write a statement that your depression is not going to get better as it is less likely than not that your knee is not going to improve which also would indicate your depression from the pain issues and lack of ability caused by the bad knee are not going to disappear. That he considers this to be a permanent condition. Good luck

[Pete53]

Does anyone know of an IMO doc in OK, preferably Tulsa. What is the going rate for IMO's?

http://www.ellisclinic.com/