ptsd Reconsideration Procedures

[mcarter985]

Good Morning all,

I received my rating decision for PTSD and got 50% for it. The local Vet Center I've been going to for help promised me a letter to support my claim but I still don't have it (should get it next week). When I mentioned the rating I received the counselor was a bit upset and thought I should have been rated at least 70%.

I would like to submit a Reconsideration for the rating level and submit the Vet Center letter along with it as new and material evidence. My question is how do I do that? Submit a DRO? Is there a specific form for reconsideration? If I submit a DRO would I state I wanted a reconsideration somewhere on the form?

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated! For what its worth I was a medic in Vietnam with an Infantry outfit in 1969 with a combined rating of 80%...10% for tennitis, 60% for CAD (Agent Orange Presumptive) and 50% for PTSD.

Thanks!

[msattler]

Mrs Berta, How long do Reconsiderations usually take? I only have 1 contention,it was for a hand injury everything was filed as an FDC.My VSO did say it was in the Express lane.

[Fat]

_{In lieu of filing the reconsideration, be cognizant of the one year deadline to file a NOD.}

_{If you are around month eleven waiting for the reconsideration to be heard, then I would file a NOD immediately to preserve the right to appeal and the early effective date.}

_{From the date a decision was made on the claim, you have one year to file the NOD.}

[msattler]

Fat It was filed as a reopen with new and material evidence its currrently in the review stage.