Need Help!

[tmoe]

Hello everyone I am trying to help a friend he was a combat engineer in Nam . He file a claim in 1983 for jock-rut, a nervous condition, and a dental condition got denied.

IN 2004 at a BVA hearing the first two condition got reopen with new evidence and a remand order for THE RO or AMC to get his SMR from Grand Rapids VA Medical center,where he

was being treated for mental condition and also an Exam and to give an opion as to whether it sc or not. He is currently being treated for jungle rot at VA. He has records he was in hospital

in Da Nang. He also work in this area while there. VA has done nothing on the claim since 2004 they fail to follow the remand order. I suppose to go with him to RO tomorrow either to file new claims

or get thee status of this one. He need help I just dont know what to do to help.. AO claim is something I think he could also apply for but this is not a subject i know too much about. HE has boots on ground

and he has disabilities that could relate to maybe AO I just dont know. Anyone with any suggestion please reply Thanks so much

[tmoe]

This is the dockett# 04-07-923 will scan reason & basic if need be it about 5 pages..He will try treatment tomorrow hopefully we go to VAMC to start treatment. Thanks

[Berta]

I found 3 cases at the BVA with that Docket number.They all seem to be this same veteran.

Here is the last and most recent decision I found:

http://www.va.gov/vetapp07/Files1/0700589.txt

"Citation Nr: 0700589

Decision Date: 01/09/07 Archive Date: 01/17/07

DOCKET NO. 04-07 923

ORDER

Service connection for a chronic skin disorder, to include

jungle rot, is denied.

Service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric

disorder, other than PTSD, is denied."

I see no remand order there.

Here are the older decisions.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp05/Files1/0500917.txt

http://www.va.gov/vetapp04/Files/0409386.txt

You posted: "they denied 2010 he was a no show but has until Oct 2011 to file Nod"

Has he attempted in any way at all to give the VARO a good reason why he was a no show?

"What is his best but shortest way to appeal or new claim?"

He has had quite a few bites at the apple already.

The NOD should be filed and he needs to send them whatever evidence they asked for in the VCAA letter.

The denial shows what the claim is lacking.

I am astonished the RO even re-opened this claim.Then again New and Material evidence is often not difficult to provide. The problem with it is that it is usually found not to be probative.

I asked prior "Does he really want to try to attain SC?"

"HE do but he think he knows everything"

Yeah- his multiple denials show he is omniscient.

[john999]

Diabetes is presumptive for service connection for anyone with boots on the ground in Vietnam. Did he get an honorable discharge? Sometimes vets are ashamed to show bad paper. I do know that if all the guys who claim to have served in Vietnam actually were there we would have had about 20 million people there.

[tmoe]

We goes to vamc today got copies of medical records for 2010-11.the first thing he notes a no show he was to report to medical center

on 6-2010 to wear a heart monitor because of a bad ekg report he was a no show. He had a mental exam ,no show. HE SAYS he dont recieve no letter

about appointments. I think the heart monitor scared him, didnt go back. Also in the remand it says something about the VCAA letter or duty to assist

was not in order when he file the claim but it came in effect in 2000 i thinking did they ever start sendind him info about his claim or he cant remember

it. Here is the remand order & reason & bases. I tried to upload but too large this is remand order will add r&b on next post. Thanks

scan0003.pdf

Edited September 27, 2011 by tmoe

[tmoe]

Diabetes is presumptive for service connection for anyone with boots on the ground in Vietnam. Did he get an honorable discharge? Sometimes vets are ashamed to show bad paper. I do know that if all the guys who claim to have served in Vietnam actually were there we would have had about 20 million people there.

Did he get an honorable discharge? yes he did E-4 and me being around him a little while I AM I can tell he got problem in his mind,also his mental appt was for substance abuse

for one or two joints a week and he says he didnt need any help his problem is bad dreams cant sleep walk all night thinking he's on some guard duty somewhere than he go to dr

theres nothing wrong with me is what he tell them. This will be a hard one but I will try as long as I can to help him but like Bertha said he may not want it,but he dan sure need help.