Slick Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Was going to post as a follow on to the thread I started under claims but figured more appropriate under "Success" Filed a claim for "reconsideration" and "new items" 24 Jan 2012. QTC exam 8 Nov 2013 and received the big manila envelope today. Obstructive sleep apnea 50% effective 18 April 2012 Tinnitus w/hearing loss 10% scars- bilateral lower leg 10% Degenerative Joint 10% (increase from 0%) Of note is I retired Oct 2004, diagnosed with PTSD June 2009 and Sleep apnea Jan 2010 Question: Sleep Apnea Sept 2010 Original claim April 2011 Decision letter denied sleep apnea. Feb 2012 filed for reconsideration . shouldn't effective date have gone back to original date of claim Sept 2010 vice effective date Apr 2013?? Final comments: still have to confer with Dr B to discuss challenging decisions of other items. For the sleep apnea it was presented as secondary to the PTSD. Originally submitted as a "stand alone" and was denied. Food for thought-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy04 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Congrats bud 100% PTSD 100% Back 60% Bladder Issues 50% Migraines 30% Crohn's Disease 30% R Shoulder 20% Radiculopathy, Left lower 10% Radiculopathy, Right lower 10% L Knee 10% R Knee Surgery 2005&2007 10% Asthma 10% Tinnitus 10% Damage of Cranial Nerve II 10% Scars SMC S SMC K OEF/OIF VET 100% VA P&T, Post 911 Caregiver, SSDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Philip Rogers Posted December 17, 2013 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 17, 2013 Sounds good to me, and yes, it should have gone back to 9/2010. We'd need to see your decision to really confirm anything. Bock out the personal stuff if you decide to post it. pr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Yippee, the Reconsideration got you some proper resolve!!!!!!!!!!! “shouldn't effective date have gone back to original date of claim Sept 2010 vice effective date Apr 2013?? “ That sounds like a CUE error. But as PR said , we need to read the VA's actual decision. “Of note is I retired Oct 2004, diagnosed with PTSD June 2009 and Sleep apnea Jan 2010 “ What is the rating they gave for the PTSD? “still have to confer with Dr B to discuss challenging decisions of other items.” Good. Hopefully the retro will help to become a good investment into an IMO from him. Are you still working? Is the 90% what you have now, after the manila envelope came? By saying you "retired" do you mean you are a 'lifer'? ( if so check out the CRDP CRSC stuff here at hadit) You did very well on the Recon Request!!!!! That type of request , that we have discussed here, Can work ...if the VA will actually read it..... A recon request does NOT stop the NOD deadline clock however. Can you tell us the actual breakdown of the 90%? Edited December 17, 2013 by Berta GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University ! When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we." Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyne-I Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Congratulations Slick!! Shyne-I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Kelly Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Glad to hear it, Slick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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