Va Offer To File For Secondary Condition

[silke]

Hello all,

Husband was just rated at 100% p&t and in the paperwork it states:

"It appears that you may be entitled to service connection for tardive dyskinesia, as secondary to your service connected schizophrenia, as you have experienced a complication due to the side effects of medication.

If you wish to submit a claim for service connection for tardive dyskinesia as secondary to your service connected schizophrenia, please let us know."

Tardive dyskinesia is a condition where tics and tremors are a result of anti-psychotic medication and is a permanent condition even after you stop using meds. Would applying for this be of any benefit to my husband, since he is already 100% p&t....im not sure on what to do here....thank you and have a great 4th of July!!

[john999]

Apply for it if he has tardive dyskinesia. If he gets a rating of 100% plus 60% eventually he can get extra money. Side effects of all anti-psychotic drugs are powerful and sometimes permanent. I would apply for every single secondary condition caused by the service connected schizophrenia. What about the effective date?

[john999]

Did the VA discuss and deny special monthly compensation in the form of housebound SMC? When they VA finds that a vet is 100% they are supposed to decide if he is entitled to housebound. Look at the rating decision and see if they mention housebound.

[broncovet]

This sounds like a BVA decision, and by all means, yes, apply. Generally, the VA wont do this and send you on a wild goose chase if there is no monetary compensation possible with the addition of this benefit. It could mean SMC, such as Bradley vs Peake

[evandc]

To my simple mind, it says "If you want $300 a month more, apply." I get the SMC "S" & "K" (that's another story) awards & that adds almost $400 a month to check. So that shows you can get more than 100%.

Apply yesterday & good luck,

Don