A little background...I was rated 80% SC in July of 2008 (50% PTSD, 10% x 4 for PN, 20% for DM2). I filed for TDIU and was denied in September, 2008 and filed a NOD in October of 2008. In July of 2009 I filed a new claim for GERD and HTN.
In August of 2009 I get a letter from the VARO stating that a request for IU is considered a request for an increase in all of my SC conditions. I was scheduled for a PTSD C&P, and a medical C&P for all of my current SC conditions as well as the GERD and HTN in September of 2009.
The PTSD C&P stated that my PTSD was continued and that I was unemployable. The medical C&P service connected the GERD and made the HTN secondary to DM2. The medical C&P also stated that the PN in both lower extremities and the left upper extremity were now moderate.
Last week I received a decision letter that gave me 10% for GERD, 0% for HTN, and 0% for diabetic neuropathy. They stated "An examination will be scheduled at a future date to evaluate the severity of your service connected post traumatic stress disorder with depression." They also continued the 10% rating for PN on all 4 extremities.
My major problem is with the PN. They wrote in the decision that my PN was mild and warranted only 10 percent. They said it needed to be moderate to warrant 20%. The most recent C&P (9/2009) stated that my PN was moderate in the lower extremities and left upper. It appears that the DRO missed that. What should I do to correct this...can I file a CUE?
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A little background...I was rated 80% SC in July of 2008 (50% PTSD, 10% x 4 for PN, 20% for DM2). I filed for TDIU and was denied in September, 2008 and filed a NOD in October of 2008. In July of 2009 I filed a new claim for GERD and HTN.
In August of 2009 I get a letter from the VARO stating that a request for IU is considered a request for an increase in all of my SC conditions. I was scheduled for a PTSD C&P, and a medical C&P for all of my current SC conditions as well as the GERD and HTN in September of 2009.
The PTSD C&P stated that my PTSD was continued and that I was unemployable. The medical C&P service connected the GERD and made the HTN secondary to DM2. The medical C&P also stated that the PN in both lower extremities and the left upper extremity were now moderate.
Last week I received a decision letter that gave me 10% for GERD, 0% for HTN, and 0% for diabetic neuropathy. They stated "An examination will be scheduled at a future date to evaluate the severity of your service connected post traumatic stress disorder with depression." They also continued the 10% rating for PN on all 4 extremities.
My major problem is with the PN. They wrote in the decision that my PN was mild and warranted only 10 percent. They said it needed to be moderate to warrant 20%. The most recent C&P (9/2009) stated that my PN was moderate in the lower extremities and left upper. It appears that the DRO missed that. What should I do to correct this...can I file a CUE?
Any help is appreciated!
Ric
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