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I found this quiet Interesting supreme court decison
Buck52 posted a question in VA Disability Compensation Benefits Claims Research Forum,
click the link to read about this.
https://usmilitary.org/supreme-court-decision-may-affect-veterans-across-the-us-wave-disability-deadline-for-thousands/
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A VA Compensation and Pension Examiners Perspective
Tbird posted an article in Veterans Disability Claims,
A VA Compensation and Pension Examiners Perspective
This person is going to judge you. It’s their job, and that is why you are there. To be adjudicated fairly. How would you like to be remembered? A scuzzy stereotypical veteran? Or a troubled one who is doing the best they can?
Do not talk about alcohol or drug-related issues. You are not there to be assessed for those problems. You are there to be evaluated for your psychiatric functioning as today relates to your service history. If the examiner asks about alcohol or drugs, politely remind them that you are not there for those issues if you’ve ever had them, but for how impaired you are in your daily functioning. It’s best to avoid even talking about them. Got a VA horror story? I can tell you a worse one. Don’t waste your time with how badly you believe you’ve been mistreated. The examiner only has a short time to figure out how impaired you are, and they need the facts, concise sentences, and not rambling rants that lead nowhere.-
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VA Math, Confusing, Right? Calculate Your Final Rating Percentage!
Tbird posted a blog entry in Tbirds Blog,
10 + 50 = 50 and other VA math mysteries explained.
VA Math It’s Not Your Mother’s Arithmetic
“VA Math” is the way that the VA computes combined impairment ratings for multiple conditions in a Veteran’s compensation benefits claim – and it requires that you unlearn real math. When a Veteran has multiple medical conditions that are service-connected and the Veterans Affairs rates each at a different percentage, it would seem that they should just add up your percentages to get to a total body impairment rating.-
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VA will propose adding rare cancers to the presumed service-connected list as related to military environmental exposure
Buck52 posted a question in VA Disability Compensation Benefits Claims Research Forum,
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5768-
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Post in I need some help, please
Tbird posted an answer to a question,
If you are looking for help taking care of him something like a home health aide that comes in during the week and helps with what he needs help with. For this I would contact your local VA hospital and ask to speak to the Social Worker, explain your situation, ask for help and how to proceed.
If you are looking for additional compensation in the form of Special Monthly Compensation check out this video from CCK Law I think it will give you a good idea what it is and how to go about applying for it.
For example there is a Special Monthly Compensation Rate for TBI try reading this article from The Veterans Law Blog on SMC T It is a subscription site but it allows you to view 3 articles for free a month.
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
I hope this helps.
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Ok, so am getting frustrated with the VA already and have only been dealing with them since October....lol Requested my dad's records from the VA around November 20th, called in December and was told that they were backlogged (imagine that) and it may take a little longer than normal. I called them today and they told me there is no request in for his records?!?!? Seriously?!?!? So, guess I will try again with the request!! These people are amazing!!
Still haven't heard anything from anyone on my Nehmer claim, ebenefits says it was decided on Dec 15th so basically I'm waiting on the envelope, unless they decide to change that like they did my request for medical records!! Ha! Really wouldn't surprise me at this point sadly!
Hope everyone has a great day!
Leah
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