believe Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 My C&P exam records show that the doctor listed me as homebound. Do I have to still apply for homebound or could I be awarded that when a decision is made on my claim without ever applying for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believe Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) My claim is in the authorization stage. Would it still be a good idea to apply for housebound now or should I wait until I receive the decision in mail? Edited September 16, 2012 by believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 My claim is in the authorization stage. Would it still be a good idea to apply for housebound now or should I wait until I receive the decision in mail? At this point NO do not call or submit absolutely anything at all to va. Doing so could easily throw the brakes on everything. Wait the time out for your decision. Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believe Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 I got a white envelope today. It said 100% :) They did not award housebound. So what should I do now? Just call and ask for it? The VA doctor and my personal doctor clearly states that I am housebound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believe Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) Is there a thread for CUE letters. I guess I will have to write 1. Any help? I just realized there is a CUE forum. Edited September 21, 2012 by believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Is there a thread for CUE letters. I guess I will have to write 1. Any help? I just realized there is a CUE forum. I replied to your CUE forum post but you will do better keeping it all in this topic for now. Please post the decision - without info like name, claim #, etc... Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlie Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I got a white envelope today. It said 100% :) They did not award housebound. So what should I do now? Just call and ask for it? The VA doctor and my personal doctor clearly states that I am housebound. Again - 1) DO NOT SUBMIT ANYTHING ELSE TO VA YET or call 800 or send an iris inquiry about this SMC/S issue. 2) At this point you have absolutely no grounds to file a claim for CUE. 3) Please post the decision. 4) What is your current age ? Here's something else to consider. http://ecfr.gpoacces....67.144&idno=38 Below is the exact criteria for SMC/S. (i) Total plus 60 percent, or housebound; 38 U.S.C. 1114 ( s ). The special monthly compensation provided by 38 U.S.C. 1114(s) is payable where the veteran has a single service-connected disability rated as 100 percent You have met the above portion of the criteria for SMC/S - but there is still more criteria to meet. and, (1) Has additional service-connected disability or disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent, separate and distinct from the 100 percent service-connected disability and involving different anatomical segments or bodily systems, You definitely don't meet the criteria of the portion above. or (2) Is permanently housebound by reason of service-connected disability or disabilities. This requirement is met when the veteran is substantially confined as a direct result of service-connected disabilities to his or her dwelling and the immediate premises or, if institutionalized, to the ward or clinical areas, and it is reasonably certain that the disability or disabilities and resultant confinement will continue throughout his or her lifetime. In that rating decision I'm asking you to post, it will be important to see if permanent is mentioned anywhere - or if the C&P examiner or provider that wrote your nexus, states this will more likely than not last throughout your lifetime, and/or if they provided full medical rationale to support the opinion of "extreme agoraphobia". In reply to something else you posted, "I came so close to not going to that C&P exam. How often is that required if you are awarded compensation?" Just so you know - there are many, many claimants that come real close to not going to their C&P exam. Not attending a C&P exam that has been scheduled is pretty much felt to make for an automatic denial. Believe me - NO ONE usually wants to go OR looks forward to a C&P exam. Now, onto your question regarding how often it's required to attend a C&P exam if you are awarded compensation? True answer: ANY and EVERY time one is scheduled. Even if the VBA adjudicates you to be P&T - if a C&P is scheduled DO NOT miss it. It takes 20 full years of a continuous evaluation for a given disability until the evaluation is protected from reduction (absent a finding of fraud). It takes a full 10 years of a continuous evaluation for a given disability until the evaluation is protected from severance (absent a finding of fraud). Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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