ptsd Well!

[doogie]

I did recieve dependant acceptance for my wife after 24 months Well that was good

BUT, with the VA there is always a BUT

I am still denied on my heart claim the Va keeps saying it is a congenital bicuspid valve since i started the claim in 1984 ,i have given them evidence from my DR and through QTC that it is normal , i don't get it

I asked for a increase of 30% PTSD comp ,they also stated i did not get 50 +% because they said i had PTSD when i enlisted ,i was not diagnosed until 2010 with PTSD ,and they write me a letter asking me was i asking for IU that they were confused.I don't know what to do now [should i ask for 100% IU and a increase for PTSD both or PTSD and 100% IU???? I do not get it

I also have multiple forms from the navy hospital stating the diagnosis as DNEPE or [did not exist prior to enlistment] [can they not read the diagnosis] I sure am frustrated and confused

OK! i do not have any more hair to pull out

And i have gritted my teeth so much that now i have upper and lower falsies

Maybe i will just contact a VA lawyer on MONDAY and see what he says????

Any suggestions???

Edited September 15, 2012 by doogie

[Pete53]

See what a Lawyer has to say. Good Luck

[carlie]

I did recieve dependant acceptance for my wife after 24 months

doogie,

Please update your profile at hadit, to show your current level of SC as is shown as

zero percent. If you need help doing this just let me or a Moderator know.

BUT

I am still denied on my heart claim the Va keeps saying it is a congenital bicuspid valve since i started the claim in 1984 ,i have given them evidence from my DR and through QTC that it is normal , i don't get it

Members can provide the best guidance if you will post exactly and completely word for word

(minus personal info like name, claim #, address, etc...) what the decision states

in their words.

I asked for a increase of 30% PTSD comp ,they also stated i did not get 50 +% because they said i had PTSD when i enlisted ,

In reading this part I am understanding it as, when they originally granted you SC for

your PTSD, they supported the grant under "aggravation"which would not be a reason

to prevent an increase. If you can post the VA's info on this just like above.

and they write me a letter asking me was i asking for IU that they were confused.

Did you submit a completed and signed 21-8940 or communication expressing

you felt you were unemployable due to an increase in the severity of your SC'd conditions ?

I don't know what to do now [should i ask for 100% IU on 30% increase for PTSD both or PTSD and 100% IU????

I do not get it I sure am frustrated and confused

Can't provide good guidance without the answers to the above.

Maybe i will just contact a VA lawyer on MONDAY and see what he says????

Any suggestions???

I'd get some answers here first prior to calling a lawyer.

JMHO - carlie

[doogie]

Reply

HEART CLAIM DENIAL SEPT 12 2012.pdf

VA ASKING DID I WANT IU SEPT 12 2012.pdf

NOD LETTER TO THE VA CONCERNING PTSD PAGE 1.pdf

NOD LETTER TO THE VA CONCERNING PTSD PAGE 2.pdf

military entrance phyical exam without neme and file no#.pdf

[john999]

Doggie

Did you actually tell the military or VA that you had PTSD prior to service or did they just decide you had it based on something you told them?

[carlie]

I did recieve dependant acceptance for my wife after 24 months Well that was good

BUT, with the VA there is always a BUT

I am still denied on my heart claim the Va keeps saying it is a congenital bicuspid valve since i started the claim in 1984 ,i have given them evidence from my DR and through QTC that it is normal , i don't get it

doggie,

This is in reply to your questions with consideration of the info you

provided attachments for.

What have you submitted from a doctor to VA

that states you have a cardiac condition of ______________

and that they have either

1) reviewed your SMR's and it is their medical opinion that

your cardiac condition( diagnosis) is a result

__________________, as evidenced in SMR's and

and provided their medical rationale by stating how and and why there is a relationship ?

OR

2) your cardiac condition is secondary to an already SC'd condition,

and provided their medical rationale by stating how and and why there is a relationship ?

I asked for a increase of 30% PTSD comp ,they also stated i did not get 50 +% because they said i had PTSD when i enlisted ,i was not diagnosed until 2010 with PTSD ,

From the decision you posted, I do not read where that the vba adjudicated your SC for PTSD

as anything other than "direct" SC - so that would not matter whether you had any mental health

problems prior to enlistment or not. Either way - this is not even a factor for consideration with

a claim for increase for your PTSD.

PTSD was not a condition listed for recognition in 1966.

How about posting the decision that granted SC for your PTSD at 30 percent.

and they write me a letter asking me was i asking for IU that they were confused.

I DO see in your NOD that you requested an increase of comp for PTSD

from 30 percent to at least 50 percent but no more than 70 percent.

I Do Not see where you submitted any evidence to support an increase in disability.

Your attachment shows that you referred vba to SSA benefits.

Do you receive SSA benefits?

If yes - did SSA adjudicated in your favor, due solely to conditions that are SC

or solely to PTSD ?

If yes, did you submit a copy of the decision to vba or provide vba with a signed ROI

to obtain a copy of the SSA evidence and decision ?

I don't know what to do now [should i ask for 100% IU and a increase for PTSD both or PTSD and 100% IU????

I do not get it

I also have multiple forms from the navy hospital stating the diagnosis as DNEPE or [did not exist prior to enlistment] [can they not read the diagnosis] I sure am frustrated and confused

The sentence above has no relevance unless your PTSD was adjudicated, to be SC as pre-existing

prior to service. Please post the entire decision that granted your SC for PTSD at 30 percent.

carlie

OK! i do not have any more hair to pull out

And i have gritted my teeth so much that now i have upper and lower falsies

Maybe i will just contact a VA lawyer on MONDAY and see what he says????

Any suggestions???