ptsd 90% & Tdiu

[MA4136]

I am rated 90% for PTSD and a couple other service connected disabilities and have followed so many informative blogs on here for years. I now have a question. I applied for TDIU in August 2012, and have not been employed since a few months before that. I just now (literally in the last 10 mins!) checked eBenefits and my A8 letter now shows 90% still as my combined evaluation, but with a new gross benefit amount paid at the 100% rate. (3,213.49) The effective date says effective December 1, 2013.

My question is, wouldn’t the effective date be August 2012, when I applied? And is the eBenefits award letter just showing an effective date having nothing to do with my actual effective date of August 2012? I know I can wait on the actual paperwork from the VA to explain everything further, but my curiosity is killing me, to know if it will be the August 2012 date. Thanks to all of you for your advice, guidance, and enormous help to veterans reaching out to each other for answers!!

[Pete53]

VA is infamous for giving wrong effective date. But the main thing is you got TDIU and you can ask for proper effective date if they don't give it to you.

Congrats big difference between 90 and 100%

[warren]

They always put the effective date the change of cola, Dec. 1st of any giving year, as they did mine but they backed up to the last day I worked, two years prior to the cola date, and paid me.

My ex-employer supplied the VA with my last day of work. Did they give you t&p with no future examination, they did me? My TDIU was based on a 90% disability for one single issue, a chronic progressive disease with no cure.

Another thing to think about and I know they have been many discussions of this topic on this site with different opinions. That is SMC (s). I'm in the process now of trying to get SMC (s) on my 90% disability based on one issue that has for sure made me housebound.

Great news and GOD BLESS

[MA4136]

Thank you all for your advice! I did get the letter yesterday and it does have the August 2012 effective date. It says "Your overall or combined rating is 90%, however you are entitled to receive compensation at the 100% rate based on your entitlement to individual unemployability effective August 20, 2012."

It does not mention anything about having future examinations, so I'm assuming this is P&T. (They also raised my PTSD from 50 to 70%)

Question - is it still a requirement to file a VA Form 21-4140 annually? It doesn't even mention it anywhere in all the paperwork.

Thanks again everyone for all your help!!

[warren]

I have filed the form for the two year's I've been on TDIU. I have seen post where they have stopped payment's on some Veterans for not filing the form. Look on e-benefits, I forget which letter it is, that is where I found out I was T&P without future exams.

GOD BLESS

[thomasc]

Congrats, did you need any special exams or doctor letters? I am at 90% and just denied IU in Oct. 2013 with my claim filed back in April 2011. Any advise you could throw my way would be helpful.

[Navy04]

MA,

Great news bud, and a good amount of Retro too, like winning a small Lottery. I could only hope bud.