diabetes All Of A Sudden My Monthly Disability Went Up.

[Greg88]

Hi everyone, I have been a 100% disabled for the last 16 years with diabetes type 1 and it's various complications. I received a Proposal to Reduce on July 22, saying they were going to reduce to 40%, then I received another notice saying I was going down to 70%, I contacted my Congressmen aide back in May asking why things were taking so long to decide my case (never thinking they would want to reduce) the Notice came, I called him back in August, he called the VA in the middle of the month and all of the a sudden I see an Administrative Review on Ebenefits on 8/19, my hearing for the Reduction proposal is later this month, so I check Ebenefits today and my monthly went up to $3073 up from $2973. I find it very strange they would raise and then want to reduce, especially since the hearing is later in the month, anyone have any ideas.

[john999]

I would send a IRIS question and ask the VA what they are doing? Did you have a claim for ED in the system?

[Greg88]

The ED was on the DBQ I provided at my C&P last Sept.,the C&P examiner noted the ED during her exam. I'm just wondering if they found the rest of their mistakes during this review.

[Greg88]

I'm wondering will they pay me back till the C&P examiner noted it from last Sept. and I'm wondering what effect it will have on the hearing next week.

[broncovet]

3073 is housebound (SMC S) for a married Veteran. It sounds like you were awarded housebound. Are you 100 plus 60??

[Greg88]

At this point you have got me, I've been 100% for 16 years, I was given a reexamination for the 1st time last Sept. this was the 1st exam in 15 years. This July they said they wanted to reduce from 100% to 40%, in August they said no the reduction was from 100% to 70%, then after calling my Congressmen an Admin. review popped up on Ebenefits on Aug 20. it closed yesterday and my rate went from 2973 to 3073. Since their were numerous errors made in the reduction proposal, I was wondering what else might happen next week. I have never seen any kind of SMC award in all my dealings with the VA in 37 years.

Edited September 21, 2013 by Greg88

[Philip Rogers]

3073 is housebound (SMC S) for a married Veteran. It sounds like you were awarded housebound. Are you 100 plus 60??

Whoops, bronco, you erred. ;-) Married vet w/smc "s" is $3309. $3073 is a married vet w/"k" award. "s" award is currently $336 a month, according to va.gov website.

It's okay buddy, even I made a mistake "once!" LOL We forgive ya!!!

pr

Edited September 22, 2013 by Philip Rogers