diabetes Aid And Attendance Help

[bigmuny]

I have multble claimse at the RO.One a housing grant that is on Appeal. Two an increcein my presnt Aiand Attendance to a highr levl. I have been reciving AA fr the pas 7 year at the L" lvel I fied for the incease becase my conition has goten seveely wors and now I in need of totl care. I had a girl coming in to help me at $10 an our but noweit is spordic. I don't have any famly or frinds to help..no on wants to cme in and bath me or cook me. My sitation is realy bad and I do the best I can. I mised 3 C&P's because of transpotation and no on to tae me. I had them scheuled to come and piak me up but they nevee shoed so the lady at the C&P schduled Specil Services to come and get me with their whelchair van. It is embarasing to go out because I stink cant shave or shoer can't eat.it is noting that about 38 cents cant take care of but I m not realy redy for that. I have chroic acute pain in my back and diabetes neuropathy that is causing me some serious pain also. I am on 2 types of pain meds one is methadone 120mg a day plus Hydroodone 10mg Soma and other stuff I am rated at 100 and my rating is like 93 for seveal diferet problem, one is ptsd since I have recived that years ago my other problems have started manifeting ovr the corse of year. I have bei afraid to file as I didnt want to to go to the VA because it cause me sevre pain for days afterward and I end up losing conrol of my uine so I didnt file becase of the problem of tring to get there or finding some to help me.

When I finaly get to the CP exam I thought the Dr would realy check me ot but I stayed in thre maybe 15 minute and she asked me some question about if I coud do ts or that, she ased me if I col and I couldnt get out of the wheelchair by myself anyway, she ased me if I could setup straght and I told her I cant do that either then she had me squeeze her fingers as hard as I could but since I don't have any feeling in my legs, feet or hands so I could not do to much there. This letter has taken me 3 days to write as I am pecking and I use my lapto in bed to have communication with others. My question is am I eligble for a hiher award than what I now recive at the "L" level. I need more money to hire someone to come in and help me 247 and that is expensive and I am not going to a nusing home or other fcility I am much more secure in my own home and I fear if I go to a home I will end up dying in there so if I can get a higher rating I can hire someone to come in fulltime. After 15min the doc told me she was not going to have me do anything else and was not gonig to reuqire me to do any other testing and that I shouldn't have anything to worry about, that comment there confused me as I think I understood it to me she would recomend a hgher level. Does anyone know what level I qould qualify for based on what is gong on with me and my cp exam?

[rthomass]

Hey Guy I read your post and I would like to help but of course that depends on where you live; just give me the city and I will get back to you.

Randall D. Thomas Sr.

rthomass@insightbb.com

[Berta]

"After 15min the doc told me she was not going to have me do anything else and was not gonig to reuqire me to do any other testing and that I shouldn't have anything to worry about, that comment there confused me as I think I understood it to me she would recomend a hgher level. Does anyone know what level I qould qualify for based on what is gong on with me and my cp exam?"

If you obtain a copy of the C & P exam t will tell you more as to what to expect.

The DAV might have a Van service in your local to make sure you get to your appointments.

It appears that you are possibly looking at a SMC M award-or higher level than that-

When you filed claims for higher level of SMC and they sent you a VCAA letter- were you able to send them what they asked for as evidence? Did they give you-in the VCAA letter-the criteria for higher SMC ratings- as far as evidence goes?

Do you have a vet rep?

The state Reps here in NY used to make house calls to help with claims.

In the SMC forum here perhaps there is more info.

Why did they deny the housing grant?

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[Loma Linda Bill]

Hey Guy I read your post and I would like to help but of course that depends on where you live; just give me the city and I will get back to you.

Randall D. Thomas Sr.

rthomass@insightbb.com

RTTHOMAS<

My name is Beau, and you can e-mail me at the following:

grandmasterbeau_1@yahoo.com

I sure would love to hear from you all the doctor has done so far is fill out the initial form requesting me to be put on Aid & Attendance. I have not heard anything yet and I have the DAV in San Diego helping me because I live in Desert Hot Springs, CA. 92240, and that is the closet field office.

Thanks,

Robert Texter

[bigmuny]

Thanks for everyobnes replies excuse me but it is ahrd to write I am not a bad speller just need glasses. But I am in Shreveport louisiana. The DAV cant transport wheelchairs but they have special services and I didnt find that out until the lady in the C&P ofice helped me. All I have are my medical records with the VA, that is all I had plus I had a C&P for the housing gnrant and now this one, both were the same, I had a nerve conduction test that showed nerve damage and they wanted me to do an MRI but they couldnt gibe me a open air mri and I cannot do the closed thing as I was put inside one of those concrete coffin for 3 days years ago and i have bigtime claustrophia.

They did send me what I need for ahigher AA but like i Have told them I do what I can as the DAV doesnt ever respnd to me either mail,emial or phne call but I just tell them wht I am looking for which is the highest award they can giev me nad they can take it frm there as they dont do housecalls. How long does it take once they C&P is finihsed?? I need help yesterdy because if they give me a hgiher rateing I can immediately hire soumeone to come in and help. the last girl I had stole my pain pills and I had hell geting the VA to replace them, had to get the police involved and of coruse I did not witnews her steling them but I still filled a report. Well thnaks for everyones input but I am in pain guys gotta get off this comuter.

[bigmuny]

Oh forgort ot ask should I appeal any decision they give me? You mentioned an M rate but dont know how much more that is I have seen wher the R is the highest but what criteria or what must be wrong witha vet to get an R rate? They say loss or loss of use of legs or arms is q qualifcation and I have primarly both loss of leg nad arms.

[Dorothy Kansas]

I have multble claimse at the RO.One a housing grant that is on Appeal. Two an increcein my presnt Aiand Attendance to a highr levl. I have been reciving AA fr the pas 7 year at the L" lvel I fied for the incease becase my conition has goten seveely wors and now I in need of totl care. I had a girl coming in to help me at $10 an our but noweit is spordic. I don't have any famly or frinds to help..no on wants to cme in and bath me or cook me. My sitation is realy bad and I do the best I can. I mised 3 C&P's because of transpotation and no on to tae me. I had them scheuled to come and piak me up but they nevee shoed so the lady at the C&P schduled Specil Services to come and get me with their whelchair van. It is embarasing to go out because I stink cant shave or shoer can't eat.it is noting that about 38 cents cant take care of but I m not realy redy for that. I have chroic acute pain in my back and diabetes neuropathy that is causing me some serious pain also. I am on 2 types of pain meds one is methadone 120mg a day plus Hydroodone 10mg Soma and other stuff I am rated at 100 and my rating is like 93 for seveal diferet problem, one is ptsd since I have recived that years ago my other problems have started manifeting ovr the corse of year. I have bei afraid to file as I didnt want to to go to the VA because it cause me sevre pain for days afterward and I end up losing conrol of my uine so I didnt file becase of the problem of tring to get there or finding some to help me.

When I finaly get to the CP exam I thought the Dr would realy check me ot but I stayed in thre maybe 15 minute and she asked me some question about if I coud do ts or that, she ased me if I col and I couldnt get out of the wheelchair by myself anyway, she ased me if I could setup straght and I told her I cant do that either then she had me squeeze her fingers as hard as I could but since I don't have any feeling in my legs, feet or hands so I could not do to much there. This letter has taken me 3 days to write as I am pecking and I use my lapto in bed to have communication with others. My question is am I eligble for a hiher award than what I now recive at the "L" level. I need more money to hire someone to come in and help me 247 and that is expensive and I am not going to a nusing home or other fcility I am much more secure in my own home and I fear if I go to a home I will end up dying in there so if I can get a higher rating I can hire someone to come in fulltime. After 15min the doc told me she was not going to have me do anything else and was not gonig to reuqire me to do any other testing and that I shouldn't have anything to worry about, that comment there confused me as I think I understood it to me she would recomend a hgher level. Does anyone know what level I qould qualify for based on what is gong on with me and my cp exam?

I believe you should receive a higher smc if you are 100 percent and recive A/A and yo have other sc conditions totaling at 50 percent that entitles you to 1/2 step. If you have a another condition such as your PTSD that is independently rated at 100 percent you can move 1 step. If you have severe neuropathy and back pain could actually be radiculapathy. Are you already rated for loss of use of your feet? I believe you also mentioned incontinence. The Va has a home based program where your Dr comes to your home. Everyone comes to your except specialty appointments and diagnostics ie xray, mri and like. This could be argued to be a higher level of care entitling you to the R2 rating.