Which turns up quite a few attorney results in the Austin, TX area. I'm in Round Rock; does anyone in Central Texas have experience with any lawyer for VA claims they can share?
Background: I filed a claim for the Desert Storm illnesses the day after Congress made them presumptives (Thank you IOM!!). VA granted me the typical low-ball percentages, I did a NOD that got nowhere in 2014. Now I have a year (right?) I lost the 30-day window because I was dumb enough to believe my VSO rep who was retiring and didn't care much (full disclosure: he is said to have been very good in his prime, but I guess after so many years....)
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So there is this: https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/vso-search
Which turns up quite a few attorney results in the Austin, TX area. I'm in Round Rock; does anyone in Central Texas have experience with any lawyer for VA claims they can share?
Background: I filed a claim for the Desert Storm illnesses the day after Congress made them presumptives (Thank you IOM!!). VA granted me the typical low-ball percentages, I did a NOD that got nowhere in 2014. Now I have a year (right?) I lost the 30-day window because I was dumb enough to believe my VSO rep who was retiring and didn't care much (full disclosure: he is said to have been very good in his prime, but I guess after so many years....)
Current ratings:
- PTSD 50%
- IBS 30% (max allowed)
- Fibromyalgia: 20%
- Chronic Fatigue: 10%
- Allergic Rhinitis: 10%
- some 0%
What I honestly believe I should have:
- PTSD 70%
- IBS 30%
- Fibromyalgia: 40%
- Chronic Fatigue: 60%
- Allergic Rhinitis: 10%
- random 0%
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Lawyers cant help unless a NOD has been filed, or there is still time to file one. You need to find out the status of the claim or, if it was closed, and in that case you will need new and material e
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