I Need Advice Asap

[gbachman]

I have something called Meniere's Disease. I have been going through the long drawn out process of this claim since March of 2010. Since then my symptoms have become much worse and happen daily. This has changed drastically since the initial C & P exam over a year ago. During my initial claim, I was denied any benifits for this because I failed to prove that it happened when I was in service. All I did was leave out one set of orders, and they denied me. To make a long story, and paper trail short, I filed for a NOD and have a review coming up in a few months. I have since then submitted those papers to them.

My Rep from the DAV called today and said that the VA wants to grant me a service connected disability for this now without taking it to the review board, which is awesome news, but I am wary before giving them the final answer. I guess they got the paperwork that was needed. I am also nervous that I need to act soon on this before something else gets messed up. I also do not want to accept now, without knowing something that I should, and screw myself in the long run on getting more back for this.

Update on where I am today, since the C & P exam is that I am in the National Guard for now, but getting medically seperated here in a month or so. I have almost 14 years in, and without the 15 year mark attained, I would not get one benefit as far as early retirment or medical retirment. Even with over 10 of those 14 years being active duty, with numerous deployments. I am dependant on that income for my family, and now with this disease, it will not be there much longer because I am not fit for the military. Second is my civilian job is slipping for the same reasons: the Meniere's Disease. I do not think I will have this job much longer either.

It is not like I can just quit. I have to tough everything out because I have four moths to feed at home. So my question to yall is, what should I do? Do I accept, even though my condition is worse that it was at the beginning of this process? Or do I hold out for the review board? I am not sure how these things work too well anyway. I asked the DAV Rep what he thought they were going to give me as far a sa percent, and he said he could not answer that...??? Why can they not give me a percent now? How long will it take for them to figure that out?

Any info would help out greatly! Thank you all very much.

[gbachman]

Case manager? Do you mean the DAV Rep? I talked to him today and that is where I got the info that they are going to give me a service connection. I am new to this VA stuff, so not real sure what you mean?

Thanks carlie, I was hoping someone would post that. Gbachman have you tried talking to your case manager at the VA?

[cooter]

Case manager? Do you mean the DAV Rep? I talked to him today and that is where I got the info that they are going to give me a service connection. I am new to this VA stuff, so not real sure what you mean?

When you submit a claim its appointed to a case worker (manager) in the claims department at VA. A case manager works on numerous claims at the same time. Call 800-827-1000 and make a request to speak to your case worker. More and likely he/she would have to call you back.

[Fed Up]

When you submit a claim its appointed to a case worker (manager) in the claims department at VA. A case manager works on numerous claims at the same time. Call 800-827-1000 and make a request to speak to your case worker. More and likely he/she would have to call you back.

Hello. If you are represented by a Disabled American Veteran (DAV) organization, and a rep there is working on your claim, thenget back with that particular rep. If you represent yourself, then all you can do is either call the 1-800-827-1000 number to ask about the status of your claim. This 800 number connectes to various call centers. I live in Alabama, and when I call in, I get a call center in Utah. Nevertheless, someone at a call center pulls up info in the computer system. They then can tell you your status. My claim has been going on since 2002, and I am really familiar on what to do.

[cooter]

Hello. If you are represented by a Disabled American Veteran (DAV) organization, and a rep there is working on your claim, thenget back with that particular rep. If you represent yourself, then all you can do is either call the 1-800-827-1000 number to ask about the status of your claim. This 800 number connectes to various call centers. I live in Alabama, and when I call in, I get a call center in Utah. Nevertheless, someone at a call center pulls up info in the computer system. They then can tell you your status. My claim has been going on since 2002, and I am really familiar on what to do.

Fedup just because you been a few rounds with your claims and are really familiar on what to do doesn't mean your an expert and everybody else here has no idea what their doin! What I was doing was giving the vet headsup on another route if everything else has failed, try doing what I suggested. If you read the entire post the vet stated his DAV rep could not give him an answer.

[cooter]

Fedup

May I suggest if your trying to start some crap, I suggest you go somewhere else with it!!!

[Josephine]

This is only my opinion only.

If you have no ideal of what the Va is willing to grant you, then I would want to know

what I was settling for. There is some way your rep can find this out for you.

I expect Your illness will continue to get worse, as mine did.

I pray that yours will not, but I do not expect yours to just

up and go away.

Tell your rep to get those answers for you.