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This person is going to judge you. It’s their job, and that is why you are there. To be adjudicated fairly. How would you like to be remembered? A scuzzy stereotypical veteran? Or a troubled one who is doing the best they can?
Do not talk about alcohol or drug-related issues. You are not there to be assessed for those problems. You are there to be evaluated for your psychiatric functioning as today relates to your service history. If the examiner asks about alcohol or drugs, politely remind them that you are not there for those issues if you’ve ever had them, but for how impaired you are in your daily functioning. It’s best to avoid even talking about them. Got a VA horror story? I can tell you a worse one. Don’t waste your time with how badly you believe you’ve been mistreated. The examiner only has a short time to figure out how impaired you are, and they need the facts, concise sentences, and not rambling rants that lead nowhere.-
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If you are looking for help taking care of him something like a home health aide that comes in during the week and helps with what he needs help with. For this I would contact your local VA hospital and ask to speak to the Social Worker, explain your situation, ask for help and how to proceed.
If you are looking for additional compensation in the form of Special Monthly Compensation check out this video from CCK Law I think it will give you a good idea what it is and how to go about applying for it.
For example there is a Special Monthly Compensation Rate for TBI try reading this article from The Veterans Law Blog on SMC T It is a subscription site but it allows you to view 3 articles for free a month.
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Hi Everyone,
We are a little confused with a call we made in regards to a TDIU application I filed in March of 09 for 70% TDIU...... 50 ptsd &40% loss of eye while shot down
in Vietnam. Awarded 70% combined. Have Dupreyntens Contractures in both hands (no rating) with use of basically my thumbs only. It is said that is a secondary
condition to PTSD and I am 60 years old.
I was told the file has been sitting on desk waiting for decision since 12/22/2009. I have called several times and was told this again and again. I
called two weeks ago and the American Legion officer in Oakland said he would get my file decisioned immediately and I would hear back from him
in one week. Two weeks go by and today I call and here is the story I now get.....
My file is sitting in an appeals office upstairs with about 250 more files on someones desk and they are waiting for a decision. But because there are so many files I can
guess how it may take more time to get a decision. However it would be definitely decided in 1 month.
First, am I wrong but I filed for TDIU and have not gotten a response as of yet so how can It be in Appeals? I have not filed one yet???? Since I filed in March of 09
and it has supposedly been sitting on some guys desk for months does this sound right, and now its in Appeals. I told the American Legion officer I felt some idiot
lost my file and he started changing the story after he looked at the notes in the file. He said your right it was received on the desk 12/22/09 but well it should be soon.
What gives with these guys???? What else can I do to get an initial response to my application, oh and by the way don't they have to send you a status update every
60 days or so saying they are working on my file? I have never received anything with this application since I filed it in March 09. This is with the Oakland office by the way. Any response would be
appreciated and I know there are a lot worse than I still waiting to hear something also. Thanks Buckwheat and Donna
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