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Type 1 Diabetes recent onset!
Marc14 posted a question in VA Disability Compensation Benefits Claims Research Forum,
I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in September 2017 OUT OF NOWHERE.
i am a Navy Reservist and deployed in later 2009 to mid 2010 and again later 2014 to mid 2015; had a 2 year recall between those deployments.
Only healthcare received since commissioning in 2008 was from the Navy and no issues EVER.
insulin dependent and have dietary restrictions and in a non deployable status.
VA denied initial claim due to Type 1 not showing on active duty and now appealing.
Anyone with successful experience getting a rating with my circumstances? I live in Upstate New York.-
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Agent Orange Kadena Afb Okinawa
clynch726 posted a question in Agent Orange,
I am looking for anyone who was on Kadena AFB, Okinawa or .Chanute AFB, IL. My dad was there from Oct. 68-April 70. He has ichemic heart disease, diabetes which has resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the knee and peripheral neuropathy. We were denied in 2002 AMVETS filed a claim on his behalf for heart condition, diabetes and back problems. I refiled in December 2011 and have just received the claim statements and medical release forms. I am familiar with filling out this paper work because my husband is a combat veteran of Iraqi Freedom. I have been reading articles from the Japan times and I am a member of the Agent Orange Okinawa facebook page. Another thing that helps make my dad's case is that he was on Chanute AFB, IL and it is on the EPA Superfund list and has PCBs/Pesticides and Dioxins/Furans listed as ground and water contaminants. I welcome any advice, tips or articles that I may have missed in my own research.-
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CBO Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2019 to 2028 Published Dec 2018
Tbird posted a topic in VA Disability Claims Articles and VA News,
CBO Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2019 to 2028 - This CBO Report has been making the news. This post includes parts relevant to veterans. Nothing has been decided as of yet and some seem very unlikely but you never know. Forewarned is Forearmed.
https://www.hadit.com/cbo-options-for-reducing-the-deficit-2019-to-2028-published-dec-2018/-
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2019 Veterans Benefits
Tbird posted a question in VA Disability Compensation Benefits Claims Research Forum,
State Benefits, Space A and More ... https://www.hadit.com/2019-changes-to-veterans-benefits-state-and-federal/-
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Appeal granted and closed.
Renegade87 posted a question in Appealing Your Veterans Compensation Disability Claims NOD, DRO, BVA, USCAVC,
My appeal was granted and closed on November 9. I got an unofficial notification from the DAV on November 15 stating "appeal granted with an evaluation of 30%" which is great! My question is this: How long until I get the official notification from the va? Nothing on ebennies has updated since the appeal closed. Appeal is now in historical and just says complete and at originating va office. I understand no one knows va timelines to a tee but a general timeline would be great. Thank you all! Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
Edit: This was my first time appealing and it was a VBA grant.-
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Not to sure how to wrtieup the request for reconsideration, any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
May 5, 2010
IM A Vet
My Town USA
CSS: 000000000
Dear Sir/Madame;
I ask that the VA to reconsider the decision of November 12, 2009 for the below conditions.
If my request for reconsideration does not properly resolve my claim issues, please consider this as a formal Notice of Disagreement.
1. Cervical condition rated at 20%.
-I feel that I should have been rated 30% for this condition due to frequent occipital headaches and the extreme pain that radiates into my shoulders and arms.
2. Right C7 radiculopathy rated at 0%.
- I feel that I should have been rated 20% for this condition due to the frequency of my hands becoming numb after only sitting or driving for 20 minutes. Furthermore I have lost hand strength.
3. Left C7 radiculopathy rated at 0%.
- I feel that I should have been rated 20% for this condition due to the frequency of my hands becoming numb after only sitting or driving for 20 minutes. Furthermore I have lost hand strength.
4. Denial of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
- There are several issues with the denial:
1. The claim was well grounded and plausible, but the rater failed to consider all the evidence presented. Furthermore, the rating authority failed to explain why they did not consider the evidence of record in the file which was favorable to my claim. Case law from (10-12-90) establishes in Gilbert v. Derwinski VetApp. 49 (1990) that the VA is mandated to explain its reasons or bases to the veteran its factual finding and its conclusion why the veteran was not entitled
2. I was not afforded a Compensation & Pension exam as stated in 38 USC 5103 - Sec. 5103A. Duty to assist claimants;
(1) The Secretary shall make reasonable efforts to assist a claimant in obtaining evidence necessary to substantiate the claimant's claim for a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary.
(2) In the case of a claim for disability compensation, the assistance provided by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall include providing a medical examination or obtaining a medical opinion when such an examination or opinion is necessary to make a decision on the claim.
Attached is a letter from Craig N. Bash M.D. which provides strong evidence for a favorable decision in this matter.
Respectfully,
I'm A Vet
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