Notorious Kelly Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Bravo, Sgt Sandman! Things are looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david52 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Congrats, always happy to see someone win!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANDMAN Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Thank you for all the replies . I was refered to my advocate , thru my Attorney Ken Carpenter ( PTSD GURU ). My advocate claims an initial approval rate of 80 %.I would not disagree with him ( HA HA ) . He told me , the number one thing to do is collect all the info yourself ( medical records ) and submit with a brief at initial application . Try to cover all your bases to start with , leave nothing to there interpretation (sp) . Basically don't fill it out and hope they aquire everything for you . When i first saw him after sending in my release of info and contract back to him ( 2 weeks later ) , he already had my claim in a folder approx 4 inches thick ready for my signature .He then hand carried to the office and had them sign for it . Examiner called him and said i can't see one reason to try and deny this . He said the brief is important because you are directing them to the pertinent information ( ie: page number , paragraph and highlited areas ). Do everything you can to make there job easier . If not they can pull a VA job and top sheet read only ( the brief is very important ) . Take the time for the initial application process, if not you'll be in for along wait for a hearing .If anybody has any questions , fire away . Sgt Sandman p.s Residual function capacity forms , another important facet . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooter Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Did he mention where we could obtain these function capacity forms? Coot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANDMAN Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) there are two sets : physical : paq.com/pdf/SSA-4734BK.pdf mental : ssaconnect.com/tfiles/SSA-4734-F4-SUP.pdf Hope this helps . Edited February 29, 2012 by SANDMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Ken has a pretty good record. JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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