Did Not Claim A Cue, But Asked For A Reconcideration?

[stillhere]

I while back I posted on here about my hearing claim being approved on basically the same evidence the VA has had from my first claim for hearing loss back in 83 that was denied.

I was thinking of filing a cue at that time but instead went with a reconsideration. On ebenefits it is showing the VA is treating my claim as a comp&pin claim. They just sent me a request for any other evidence I might have??

In my letter to them I specifically asked for a reconsideration based on the facts that are in my folder from 1983-to present. I asked them to review my folder and give me an earlier ED based solely on my file.

This request for new eveidence is totally out of what I am trying to do. How would I respond to this request?

Advice them again to read my letter and proceed with their review or send another letter spelling out what I feel in detail the reasons I beleive they have made a mistake on my effective date?

Thanks to all, Stillhere

[stillhere]

Berta,

Going way back in my C-file and on one of their pages (that did not come to me in 83) is this break down:

SMR shows normal audiogram on preinduction PE. Mine clearly states a hearing loss in the 4000hz range at 55!

SMR is silent for complaint of hearing loss. Again a play on words my SMR clearly shows an occasion of treatment for otitis media

and also for a wax build up. I mean back then we just went in had it treated and back out there door!

AND THEN: SMR shows normal hearing on separation PE. On this one where the vet fills out and checks symptoms I checked

hearing loss, again clear as day! And in the dr.'s notes he wrote "hearing loss unilateral high frequency and also it looks like

connective loss-media. Not sure what that means?

Please let me know what you guys think. I am probably going to prepare a NOD based on these.

Thanks, Stillhere

Here are the number from my very first claim for hearing loss:

right ear Left ear

500hz=35, 1,000= 60, 2000= 65 avg 53% 500=35, 1,000= 50, 2,000=55 avg 47%

In the remarks:

Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, mild to severe on the right and mild to moderate on the left.

Edited April 11, 2013 by stillhere

[stillhere]

I think my numbers clearly shows a hearing loss back then.

[Chuck75]

A leading question - - -

How much of the VA's workload is due to erroneous and/or incomplete previous decisions and so forth that come back to "bite them" in the posterior?

It's surely cheaper to do things right in the first place - - although this might result in more payments to veterans in a "timely fashion", and less

administrative workload and cost (something that is anathema to bureaucrats)

[stillhere]

True Chuck,

IF the VA had just done the right thing 30 years ago everything would be better off! No bad PR for the VA and a grateful vet!