ptsd Save It All!

[Berta]

Part of this letter on my SMC CUE claim-

states that the veteran 'had never filed a Section 1151 claim himself-

thus he did not have one pending at time of death'-

they are wrong.

the dates etc are all wrong in this letter- I am- unfortunately -very used to getting this type of letter from the VA-in the 1990s I got plenty like this one-

and will respond-

I have right in front of me- Rod's March 1994 Section 1151 claim-it clearly states that he feared the VA had misdiagnosed his PTSD so bad that they probably misdiagnosed other conditions like heart disease and strokes too and he believed they would eventually cause his death.

In June 1994 they told him to call back in 3 months as his claims were in the rating board-the Sec 1151 and his claim for higher rating on his PTSD.

He called a few months later and they said it was all still at the rating board and he died 4 hours after that call.

His 1151 was re-opened by me in 1995 and they admitted that they did cause his death.

I am so glad I have saved every single thing from the VA-

Do they think we are so stupid that they can say we didnt file a claim -when we did?

I hate clutter and have more than enough paper work around due to school- but I say SAVE it all-

I have envelopes with dated VA responses from the 1980s-

you just never know what they can pull if you have discarded something.

[Michelle]

Thanks John and after how I feel today I think that's what I'm going to do. I have to wait for my sister to come from Michigan to stay for a couple of months with my daughter. But thanks for responding.

Michelle