georgiapapa Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Congratulations on your long deserved win. Good luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 My Brothers and Sisters, I know that some have waited for longer than I for an answer to a claim, but I kept the fight going more than the faith at times. I recently received notice from the BVA that my case was settled in my favor! Only 4 1/2 years in the waiting but worth it in the end. But I do have some questions that maybe some with experience can help me with: How long do I now have to wait until a rater gives a response? It will go to St Paul MN I assume. As well as when does the check show up? My claim was decided in my favor for: patellofemoral syndrome,patellofemoral chondromalacia, and chronic retropatellar pain syndrome of the right knee. Any ideas on what the % might be? Thanks in advance!!! Congratulations on your win. The good news is that you won your claim for service connection. Now here is the problem. BVA does not make rating decisions. Your claim has been granted so it will no longer be expedited. It goes back to the VARO for a rating. BVA may tell the VARO to give you a new C & P exam to determine the rating percentage you should get but the VARO may just give you a low rating. In your BVA grant if it says you are to get a new C & P exam and the VARO do not give you one you will have to file a new NOD. This is what happened to my BVA grant. It took the VARO almost a year to process the BVA grant and then they low balled me and I had to file a reconsideration to get a new C & P exam which proved I should have been awarded the higher rating and of course they screwed up my effective date, so I sit and wait for a new decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine0816 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) Taking a wild guess It seems like your knee disabilities without adding any additional disabilities you may be rated for, you possibly might get from 10% to 60% per knee. That's if there using the "The Knee and Leg" diagnostic codes from 5256-5263. With the Bilateral Factor and Pyramiding rule in play for both your knees. This is what you may obtain without me knowing any additional information. You can look at the codes for yourself and give us more input and tell us what you think you rate, more experience members will help you further. Congrats If they rate each knee 30% each 56% =60% If they rate each knee 40% each 70%= 70% If they rate each knee 50% each 83%= 80% http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=c130ec487ea61b8a40ad0836188b94bc&rgn=div5&view=text&node=38:1.0.1.1.5&idno=38 Edited July 16, 2014 by marine0816 2004-06= 0% 2006-13= 10% 2013-14= 30% 2014-17= 90% 2017= 100% 2018 = 100% PT (still at BVA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy04 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Good evidence provided above bud, but you really never now with the VA. Some guys have had success as quick as 4-6 weeks, and other guys up to a year. Good luck and keep us posted 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 July 16, 2014 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted July 16, 2014 Chances are the RO will order a new C&P, in order to rate you, and I would expect them to lowball you. Once you get the rating, you can compare it to how you really fit in the ratings for knees and submit a NOD, if needed. jmo pr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Tbird Posted July 16, 2014 Founder Share Posted July 16, 2014 Congratulations Tbird Founder HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran LLC - Founded Jan 20, 1997 HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran | Community Forum | RallyPoint | FaceBook | LinkedIn | About Me Time Dedicated to HadIt.com Veterans and my brothers and sisters: 65,700 - 109,500 Hours Over Thirty Years I am writing my memoirs and would love it if you could help a shipmate out and look at it. I've had a few challenges, perhaps the same as you. I relate them here to demonstrate that we can learn, overcome, and find purpose in life. The stories can be harrowing to read; they were challenging to live. Remember that each story taught me something I would need once I found my purpose, and my purpose was and is HadIt.com Veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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