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A VA Compensation and Pension Examiners Perspective
Tbird posted an article in Veterans Disability Claims,
A VA Compensation and Pension Examiners Perspective
This person is going to judge you. It’s their job, and that is why you are there. To be adjudicated fairly. How would you like to be remembered? A scuzzy stereotypical veteran? Or a troubled one who is doing the best they can?
Do not talk about alcohol or drug-related issues. You are not there to be assessed for those problems. You are there to be evaluated for your psychiatric functioning as today relates to your service history. If the examiner asks about alcohol or drugs, politely remind them that you are not there for those issues if you’ve ever had them, but for how impaired you are in your daily functioning. It’s best to avoid even talking about them. Got a VA horror story? I can tell you a worse one. Don’t waste your time with how badly you believe you’ve been mistreated. The examiner only has a short time to figure out how impaired you are, and they need the facts, concise sentences, and not rambling rants that lead nowhere.-
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VA Math, Confusing, Right? Calculate Your Final Rating Percentage!
Tbird posted a blog entry in Tbirds Blog,
10 + 50 = 50 and other VA math mysteries explained.
VA Math It’s Not Your Mother’s Arithmetic
“VA Math” is the way that the VA computes combined impairment ratings for multiple conditions in a Veteran’s compensation benefits claim – and it requires that you unlearn real math. When a Veteran has multiple medical conditions that are service-connected and the Veterans Affairs rates each at a different percentage, it would seem that they should just add up your percentages to get to a total body impairment rating.-
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VA will propose adding rare cancers to the presumed service-connected list as related to military environmental exposure
Buck52 posted a question in VA Disability Compensation Benefits Claims Research Forum,
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5768- 2 replies
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Post in I need some help, please
Tbird posted an answer to a question,
If you are looking for help taking care of him something like a home health aide that comes in during the week and helps with what he needs help with. For this I would contact your local VA hospital and ask to speak to the Social Worker, explain your situation, ask for help and how to proceed.
If you are looking for additional compensation in the form of Special Monthly Compensation check out this video from CCK Law I think it will give you a good idea what it is and how to go about applying for it.
For example there is a Special Monthly Compensation Rate for TBI try reading this article from The Veterans Law Blog on SMC T It is a subscription site but it allows you to view 3 articles for free a month.
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
I hope this helps.
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Post in I am now 100% P&T, what do I need to know to apply for Social Security Disability?
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You can now apply on line Read the below PDF or go here to Apply and read more https://secure.ssa.gov/iClaim/Ent002View.action
Here is a checklist for what you will need
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Hello everyone, just thought I would pass this along. I have an appeals waiting to
go to BVA and I put in a new claim in for ED in February 2014 and I had a QTC exam
June 2014. I call to ask for a copy because the letter says they will mail a copy to you
and I was told to ask or call the 800# to get a copy so I ask when did they forward a copy
to VA and was told it was 6-17-14 va got the notes. I went for an c&p exam for ED but ended
up doing a c&p for my sc back and legs just forward flexion for the back and I know I didn't bend
maybe a quarter inch the doctor says 30 degrees do one more 20 degrees 35 degrees would
have been a lower raiting so be very careful these jerks will try anything to lower rating. Also the exams
is showing up in APPEALS at BVA and not for compensation at RO just be careful when going to EXAMS
never know what they r looking for
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