Retro Money- Bait And Switch

[harleyman]

THIS POST IS BEING PLACED HERE AS A WARNING TO OUR RECENTLY DISCHARGED OR SOON TO BE DISCHARGED GULF WAR VETERANS.

Be very careful when you submit the claims under this new program for retro active payments.

The retroactive money will be paid only if these conditions are met:

1.this is an initial claim (first claim ever)

2.if it is filed as an FDC claim (all evidence must be submitted at the time of the claim)

3. the claim is filed MORE than 1 year after discharge.

#3 above is NOT good for first time claimants unless you have already been discharged for more than one year and you have not yet filed a claim for disability compensation.

There are certain rights Veteran's have following discharge and one of those is ,you are entitled to a general medical examination for any conditions that you as a Veteran believe you are suffering from if you claim them or they arise within one year following your discharge.

If you file your claim within one year for a condition it is presumed to be related to your service and you will get an examination for the condition whether or not it is in your STRS. If you have a diagnosis of the condition it is presumed to be related to your service if you jad treatment for it durig service and if not you are entitled to an opinion exam to provide a nexus or link to service.

If you file your claim after one year, you "may" get the retro money, but you loose the presumptive to service within one year of discharge and if your evidence you musst submit with your claim is not strong enough, you have forfeited the right to your automatic Medical or Psychiatric examination to help link (provide a nexus) for the claimed condition as relatd to your service, because you filed your claim after one year from discharge.

IN MY OPINION DO NOT WAIT TO FILE YOUR CLAIM FOR THIS "PROMISED" ONE YEAR RETROACTIVE PAYMENT. YOU MAY BE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO CLAIM ALL CONDITIONS WHICH CAN BE NOTED BY AN EXAMINER WITHIN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. These conditions found by examination if claimed within one year will be rated at zero because the examiner will document your conditions at that time, but later on if the conditions worsen your can file for an increase.

THIS IS JUST A PLOY TO REDUCE CLAIMS IN THE FUTURE SO THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY DISABILITY LONG TERM and exclude many presumptive conditions.

Berta, I would love for you to chime in on this topic and you have a away with words, and this instant gratification for Veterans could really harm them in the long run.- _IMO

Edited August 10, 2013 by harleyman

[free_spirit_etc]

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Edited November 2, 2013 by free_spirit_etc