After a 4 year battle, an appeal and a DRO hearing at the Atlanta VARO I was awarded IU P&T in April 2011. I did this on my own, with a lot of research here and other sites. Thanks for this site and the information posted here.
During my DRO hearing in February 2011 I was told to submit claims for some additional items I mentioned at the hearing. I later had a C&P and the doctor requested me to FAX my records from my private practice cardiologist. I did that as soon as I got home from the exam.
Two months later when I received my award letter all the additional items had been deferred, with the exception of one item. This was for my heart problem. Due to the heart problem I was awarded an additional 30%. This 30% combined with my previous ratings put me at 70% and the VARO awarded IU P&T, no future exams. So far, so good.
I moved to Florida in June 2011. This move was planned long before my award. I requested my records, C-File and VA Medical, be transferred to Florida. I just now received a package from the VARO here in Florida that states they are working on all the deferred items, including the heart problem that has already been decided by the Atlanta VARO.
I do not want the heart issue to be in play again. The other issues I have are all secondary to my already service connected disabilities. I want to withdraw this claim with the option to resubmit a claim on all items except for the heart problem. Or I want to totally withdraw the claim. What do I need to do to prevent the deferred claim for the heart from continuing?
I went to see my new VSO today but she is gone for a couple of weeks and I want to take care of this ASAP.
Thanks for any advice and information. Good luck to everyone with their claims.
Question
scorned462
Hello All,
After a 4 year battle, an appeal and a DRO hearing at the Atlanta VARO I was awarded IU P&T in April 2011. I did this on my own, with a lot of research here and other sites. Thanks for this site and the information posted here.
During my DRO hearing in February 2011 I was told to submit claims for some additional items I mentioned at the hearing. I later had a C&P and the doctor requested me to FAX my records from my private practice cardiologist. I did that as soon as I got home from the exam.
Two months later when I received my award letter all the additional items had been deferred, with the exception of one item. This was for my heart problem. Due to the heart problem I was awarded an additional 30%. This 30% combined with my previous ratings put me at 70% and the VARO awarded IU P&T, no future exams. So far, so good.
I moved to Florida in June 2011. This move was planned long before my award. I requested my records, C-File and VA Medical, be transferred to Florida. I just now received a package from the VARO here in Florida that states they are working on all the deferred items, including the heart problem that has already been decided by the Atlanta VARO.
I do not want the heart issue to be in play again. The other issues I have are all secondary to my already service connected disabilities. I want to withdraw this claim with the option to resubmit a claim on all items except for the heart problem. Or I want to totally withdraw the claim. What do I need to do to prevent the deferred claim for the heart from continuing?
I went to see my new VSO today but she is gone for a couple of weeks and I want to take care of this ASAP.
Thanks for any advice and information. Good luck to everyone with their claims.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Top Posters For This Question
5
2
2
1
Popular Days
Aug 16
5
Aug 19
2
Aug 15
1
Aug 23
1
Top Posters For This Question
scorned462 5 posts
john999 2 posts
cooter 2 posts
broncovet 1 post
Popular Days
Aug 16 2011
5 posts
Aug 19 2011
2 posts
Aug 15 2011
1 post
Aug 23 2011
1 post
9 answers to this question
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now