One Number For Life?

[Bigred122]

I've been meaning to ask and keep forgeting too.(is that SC?)lol When I got out of the service in 72, I had filed paperwork out on my bad knees. When they sent me a date for a C&P exam it had a claim number on it. My boss was a jerk and would not let me take the time off to go to physical. He said I was already gone to long before so no more time off. Anyway, when I filed my claim last summer, I realized that the same number was on the new claim. I didn't put down my knees when I did the new paperwork. Do they just assign you a number and all your claims go under that same number? Or did they never close my original claim?I never rescheduled an appointment and I don't remember them ever sending me anything that said claim was closed. That would be some back pay if they never closed the claim. It would only be about 10% on each knee, but back pay for 39 years would be a nice retirement package.lol Can everyone give me a Charlie Sheen "WINNING"!! I would guess that one would get a new number for each new claim. OK, who's gonna be first to burst my bubble and say one number for life!! What ever the answer is, I won't be sleeping tonite.I'll be spending the money that I'll never see.But I'll be rich for a few hours!! lol Mike

[carlie]

It use to be that when you called it went to your RO. They changed the rules at the first of the year.Now the call goes to the first available operator.

It must have been the 800 # that told you the falsehood above - :-) lol

[Bigred122]

It must have been the 800 # that told you the falsehood above - :-) lol

YEPPERS!!! She was from South Carolina(she said), the one before her was from New York! lol

[Pete53]

Because of call volumes most VA 800 numbers will tell a Veterans almost anything to get them off the phone.

[Bigred122]

Because of call volumes most VA 800 numbers will tell a Veterans almost anything to get them off the phone.

It's a strange world out there anymore.It is easier for people to lie to ya than to tell you the truth. You can ask 10 different so called experts and get 10 completely different answers. Hell you even have to pay the Drs to say what you want them to say.That is why it is so hard to go thru the process, no one does it the same.This months Military.com has an article about how 23% of the claims the OIG checked of 5 different types of claims and most RO's were doing them wrong.This seems to be a pattern they keep repeating every couple of years for the last 30 years or so.They have all kind of excuses, but they are the same excuses used by government employees for years. They fire the supervisors because Unions cover the little guys butts.The employees know how to work the system in their favor.Been that way forever.Almost impossible to fire a government worker.Oh well. We got what we got.lol

[deltaj]

There is a federal circuit decision Charles v. Shinseki that a claim is not deemed abandoned under 38 CFR 3.158 if medical evidence is received within one year of the decision.

[Bigred122]

There is a federal circuit decision Charles v. Shinseki that a claim is not deemed abandoned under 38 CFR 3.158 if medical evidence is received within one year of the decision.

As you can see from the appointment slip it's been 39 years in Dec. Back then they had me fill out a notice to file a claim form when I was checking out of service.I was released on 9/30/1972 and the date on the notice was 12/2/1972. So they were pretty quick back then. But since my boss refused letting me go to physical, nothing ever went any further.But the VA knew it was on both knees. So since they told me yesterday it was going to be a while before they look at my file,I deceided to send in the info on my knees as if it were the first time and see what happens.One thing for sure it is either yes or no when it comes to decisions and hell they might just surprise me.lol This way I can get a different C&P dr since last one was a flake.I'm suppose to get my mental medical notes this week and curious to see how they worded what ever to see if there is a claim there also.From what I gather here at this site, a personality disorder is not a good diagnosis.lol My PTSD was different than most. Mine was Party Time Second Division!! Only understood by those who spent time in Oriental Disneyland!! Mike