ptsd Is This Possible?

[Papa]

I am currently rated at 30% for PTSD, 20% DMII, and 10% for Tinnitus. I appealed the effective date of my DMII, and secondary conditions that the VA did not consider. I also appealed my back injury, and aggravation of a hereditary disease. Since, I was not getting the help from the DAV that I thought I should be getting, I hired an Attorney to handle the appeal. Now, I'm being told that the VA will not even look at my Parkinson's claim, and my new C&P for PTSD until the appeal is completed, that this might be the reason for them removing my claim from the Fast track system. This does not seem right.

Papa

[Chuck75]

"This does not seem right"

The VA seldom does what any reasonable person would consider "right".

In general, the VA has little concern for timely actions that would greatly benefit veterans. Instead, "put off anything you can, anyway you can" seems to be one of the guiding principals that the VA follows.

I was caught in a similar loop until the Nehmer related deadlines became a VA concern. A good lawyer can do what can be done, and just sometimes, a politician can help.

Unless and until the laws impose deadlines and penalties on the VA, it will continue it's long established practices of delay, deny, and lowball, with the "hamster wheel" as the result for many veterans claims.

The current fight in congress over "tax and spend" is not helping, to say the least. Anything done to speed things up in the VA will inevitably cost money, one way or another.

I am currently rated at 30% for PTSD, 20% DMII, and 10% for Tinnitus. I appealed the effective date of my DMII, and secondary conditions that the VA did not consider. I also appealed my back injury, and aggravation of a hereditary disease. Since, I was not getting the help from the DAV that I thought I should be getting, I hired an Attorney to handle the appeal. Now, I'm being told that the VA will not even look at my Parkinson's claim, and my new C&P for PTSD until the appeal is completed, that this might be the reason for them removing my claim from the Fast track system. This does not seem right.

Papa

Edited July 15, 2011 by Chuck75