tdiu The Final Brown Envelope

[Guest terrysturgis]

I received my decision from the Detroit RO today and it reads as my DAV people said, 100% P&T, retro to April of 2004. The schedular totaled out to 94% so TDIU was sort of a given. I filed a NOD for HBP a while ago with the information Berta posted and I feel it is still a secondary condition to DMII but I withdrew it because of the decision of TDIU.

Thanks to everyone on this board, just to name a few, T-Bird, Berta, John999 and the rest of the family. I will stay around to help with the experience I went through, though my expertise is DMII and secondaries.

The head DAV regional SO has asked me to go to school to be a voulnteer Chapter SO and I have accepted.

God Bless you all and Thanks from my family. Terry Sturgis

[Guest morgan]

Congrats!!!!

Rest now.

[mssoup1]

Terry,

Just my opinion, but I am not sure I wo.uld have withdrawn the HBP claim, expecially if you felt you had the evidence needed for an approval. Granted, it wouldn't have made a difference in your compensation since you were rated 100%, but it could have helped if, God forbid, you were to die from a heart attack, etc. which could have been associated with your HBP.

I may be wrong on this, but I am sure someone else can respond on this issue.

mssoup1

[Pete53]

Terry:

Good for you.

[Guest phubai70]

Congratulations Terry - we still have to meet for lunch sometime

chuck

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[Kirk]

Terry,

Congrats on your award. Must be someone at VARO Detroit got laid as I just found out my claim was approved on the 25th of may. Two 100% claims awarded in the same month from Detroit? Must be something funny going on.

Kirk