First of all I would like to say thank you to hadit.com and all my fellow Vets for your dedication and service. This website has really been a major help for me with my claims process. I was medically discharged from the Army in 1999 for back injuries. I was discharged with a 10% service rating (which I was unhappy with). I was given a little over $5,000 in seperation pay which had to be paid back with my $93 monthly compensation check. It took forever to pay that money back. Now i'm at 50% 40% for my back an20% for radiculopathy in my right leg which has caused me to have a form of drop foot. I am currently fighting for 100%, due to the fact that I have not worked in seven months and also I had back surgery on my L4 and L5 in September. The surgery was not successful and I am actually worse. I was referred to a rehab specialist yesterday to determine what kind of work that I can perform or if I can work at all. I filed for an increase 177 days ago I called the infamous 1 800 # and I was told two days ago that a decison was made ten days ago and it is wating authorization and it is going to take 10-40 days. The gentlemen whom I talked to also stated that they are currently crunching some numbers for a retro check. Does this mean I got a increase? Also do you guys think I have a chance of getting 100% IU? If so, can you guys give me some advice? It will be greatly appreciated!! Thanks 88 Mike
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First of all I would like to say thank you to hadit.com and all my fellow Vets for your dedication and service. This website has really been a major help for me with my claims process. I was medically discharged from the Army in 1999 for back injuries. I was discharged with a 10% service rating (which I was unhappy with). I was given a little over $5,000 in seperation pay which had to be paid back with my $93 monthly compensation check. It took forever to pay that money back. Now i'm at 50% 40% for my back an20% for radiculopathy in my right leg which has caused me to have a form of drop foot. I am currently fighting for 100%, due to the fact that I have not worked in seven months and also I had back surgery on my L4 and L5 in September. The surgery was not successful and I am actually worse. I was referred to a rehab specialist yesterday to determine what kind of work that I can perform or if I can work at all. I filed for an increase 177 days ago I called the infamous 1 800 # and I was told two days ago that a decison was made ten days ago and it is wating authorization and it is going to take 10-40 days. The gentlemen whom I talked to also stated that they are currently crunching some numbers for a retro check. Does this mean I got a increase? Also do you guys think I have a chance of getting 100% IU? If so, can you guys give me some advice? It will be greatly appreciated!! Thanks 88 Mike
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