HadIt.com Elder Pete53 Posted June 26, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted June 26, 2010 Congrats Veterans deserve real choice for their health care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Kelly Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Glad to hear it Bill- well done! And enjoy spending your much-deserved $$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetsLady Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Congrats on the increase....! What is the eBenefits site....? Where do I find it....? Thank You, VetsLady VetsLady and, Proud to Be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michellee Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 You are so right on your 3 Keys. Absolutely, I try to express this to people who get this overwhelming fustration with thier request for increase. Its a system and they have to realize it takes time. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!! Back in September 2009, I CUEd my initial Nov 2006 10% rating for asthma because I am prescribed Advair and it was a matter of record when they assigned the rating. I maintained that I should have gotten 30%. I also claimed an increase to my 10% rating for migraines, because they increased in number after VA took me off Imitrex (I'm on other SSRI meds and they don't want me dying, and I kinda like not dying so I'm down with that). The big envelope arrived today. My case got pulled by the Tiger Team in Cleveland, OH and rated. Asthma: Increased from 10% to 30%, effective Sep 2009. They didn't address the CUE issue, so I'll reengage. It would result in a couple of years of 80% overall rating vs my initial 70%, so I want that fixed. Migraines: Increased from 10% to 50%, effective Sep 2009. :: happy headache dance :: Overall, I got bumped from 80% to 90%. I checked the eBenefits site and my retro pay is due to post on Monday. I think the keys are: 1. Patience. All those "hurry up and wait" lines we stood in during our active duty days helped prepare us for this experience. 2. Politeness no matter what. Yes, there will be idiots and lazy folks standing in your path as you seek what you have rightfully earned. Don't give them reasons to shaft you. 3. Make your claim idiot proof: Raise each issue in turn, support it appropriately (i.e., reference the record or appropriate cases/law/regulations), and don't make it personal. Tales of woe don't get rated, conditions do. Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Oh, and I'm taking a nice trip to Maine with my back pay. :) Michelee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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