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My case is fairly new, June of 2003. My P/O is the California Dept. of V.A. and they are crappy or worse. I have mailed a letter to my congressman complaining. I have asked the dept for help and not one letter, phone call or email. Sorry, I find my self venting.

I have one outstanding claim, Hypertension. When that is denied all my claims will be denied at that point, I think the next thing is the appeal? I want to change P/O and I don’t want to start over again. The Purple Heart Group in Fresno tells me when all is denied I can change P/O’s. Please shed some light on this. bill

0% Hearing loss, 10% Tinnitus, 70% MDD, 100% TDIU Thanks to the vet (Gaylon) that help me get started, the county officer (Charles) and all the great people on HADIT

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Hello Berta,

Bill- do you get SSA disability and is it for any of this SC stuff that you get-or are attempting to get SC for? NO

Is Mr. Springborn from your unit or duty station when the fall occurred? We were on the same ship

A witness doesn't have to be a doctor-their assessment of that is odd-did this man see any medics come to help you or hear you say you were in pain etc? Mr. Springborn did not witness the fall, when I came back to the ship I mearly told Bill that I slipped and fell and all he reported that I did say I had slipped and fell. It was enough for the VA to do the CT scan of the head.

Did he give the VA enough details? All he could say was that I did tell him I slipped and fell. As I told the VA, I couldn’t have made this up so at a latter date I knew I would apply for benefits!

If this was an inservice fall I suggest you add that you claim residuals of this fall as documented--- I DID"small low attenuation density in left basal ganglion area probably related to old infarct”

to your claim and attach to this letter a TDIU form. I will attach it-VA form 21-8940. Thanks I have the form

If a veteran can prove they are unemployable due to service connected disability , the VA has to consider them for TDIU or 100% direct SC due to unemployability-

the 70% they are stating is hogwash.or words to that affect. I now know that from 4.17 (:o

On changing POA:

Make sure you have all you need before rescinding- my DAV NSO S--t canned my stuff.

I think the DAV is WONDERFUL- they do plenty to help vets-I support this org. I have a copy of all my files

0% Hearing loss, 10% Tinnitus, 70% MDD, 100% TDIU Thanks to the vet (Gaylon) that help me get started, the county officer (Charles) and all the great people on HADIT

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Berta, once your on SSI you can't go back for SSI disability can you?

0% Hearing loss, 10% Tinnitus, 70% MDD, 100% TDIU Thanks to the vet (Gaylon) that help me get started, the county officer (Charles) and all the great people on HADIT

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