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"A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including my life."


10% 1992

10% 1995

10% 2000

10% 2005

10% 2010

10% 2015

2015- found out that I have Post Concussion Syndrome(not SC), Stationed at contaminated installations

Still at that great 10% !!!!!!

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First I'm sorry to hear about your denials, but there is guidance in your denials. They actually for most of the issues spelled out the reason for denials and how service connection could be warra

MarkInTexas
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You can hit them up with a NOD, and let them know what circumstance existed that prevented you from going to their C&P examination, and request another date. Meanwhile, probably will be a good id

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Sorry to hear of your issues bud, but I have to agree with Georgia on this one. I just had to drive over a thousand miles in one week with my family to multiple C&Ps at 2 different VAs, which suck

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I couldnt read the PTSD, Anxiety decision well. I did catch something that seemed to infer the stressors were not credible.

For PTSD claims, you MUST have a VA MH diagnosis and then provide evidence of the stressor(s)

I think you will need Buddy Statements for some of these conditions , and surely for the PTSD claim.

Buddy statements are easier to get these days on the internet than in the olden days....Every unit seems to have a web site, and many have reunion rosters, lookin' for areas, and there is Facebook and a few vets here found buddys simply by googling their names.

You might need buddy statements for not only the MH issues, but even for the sleep apnea issues.as many have had their inservice manfestations of SA bolstered by buddy statements.and even notations intheir 201 files., that they were sleepy on duty, late for duty, snored loudly in the bunk, etc etc.

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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.

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Just curious ranger11bv

what was the reason you missed your C&P??

I Believe you can request another one if you have good cause that you missed it.

nothing is impossible with the VA and nothing is impossible with us veterans so keep fighting.

you need medical evidence to back up your claim's & Dr's Opinions obviously!

so fire back at'em.

jmo

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I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!!

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I missed the exam because 1) never got the letter 2) It would be VERY easy for me to forget. My memory problems are well documented.

"A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including my life."


10% 1992

10% 1995

10% 2000

10% 2005

10% 2010

10% 2015

2015- found out that I have Post Concussion Syndrome(not SC), Stationed at contaminated installations

Still at that great 10% !!!!!!

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I had a C&P exam cancelled by the VA. Before I could get another exam scheduled they had already denied my claim. I raised hell with them about this and the VA rolled over pretty quick and gave me a C&P and I got my award. The VA is capable of enormous screw-ups.

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I was wondering. Could i do a claim like gout second musculoskeletal system as per 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#se38.1.4_171 Any thoughts?

(Yes, the VA says I have gout.)

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"A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including my life."


10% 1992

10% 1995

10% 2000

10% 2005

10% 2010

10% 2015

2015- found out that I have Post Concussion Syndrome(not SC), Stationed at contaminated installations

Still at that great 10% !!!!!!

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I missed the exam because 1) never got the letter 2) It would be VERY easy for me to forget. My memory problems are well documented.

i had the same experience. but i was able to convince the VA to give me another appointment, which they did.

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