SecurityForces03 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Hi All,This morning, ebenefits was pending decision dispatch. Now it says this:12/17/2015Remanded AppealYour appeal has been sent back for further development by the Board to the Appeals Management Center or to the office that made the original decision on your case.Does anyone know what this entails? Is this bad? Any info would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SecurityForces03 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Ok, my DAV representative in DC, which is in the higher rankings, just sent me my decision via email.Looks like my testicular issues was awarded 10 percent, and as of 2015, it has been awarded 40 percent!The issue that was remanded was my PTSD. I was diagnosed in the military with anxiety and depression, but denied it for a rating. I filed for PTSD in 2014 with a SC of 70%. The appeal was for a backdate to my original appeal in 2009. It says in the decision that another C&P exam is requested and if I had any further information!Looks like this was pretty successful! Vync 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TexasMarine Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Congrats on the 40%. Good luck on the other(s). Vync 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SecurityForces03 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thanks everyone. My next question is, I was awarded to 40% for testicular issues. Will I get the retro and new rating soon? Or do I have to wait due to the PTSD stuff under remand? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TexasMarine Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The way it was explained to me is thus:VA will pay (retro and monthly stipend) as soon as a case for it has been approved. If pending issues are resolved in your favor, your overall percentage will rise, causing another retro payment (for the difference), and your next monthly check will reflect this new rating. On and on, until you are at 100% or all issues have been addressed.Now, keep in mind that 100% is not the end of the road. There are additional awards that you can rate, depending on your situation. (SMC Housebound, etc).So, you already have the rating (40%). VA should be processing your retro any day now. Your bank balance will be the first sign of your retro that you'll see. Buck52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SecurityForces03 Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 The way it was explained to me is thus:VA will pay (retro and monthly stipend) as soon as a case for it has been approved. If pending issues are resolved in your favor, your overall percentage will rise, causing another retro payment (for the difference), and your next monthly check will reflect this new rating. On and on, until you are at 100% or all issues have been addressed.Now, keep in mind that 100% is not the end of the road. There are additional awards that you can rate, depending on your situation. (SMC Housebound, etc).So, you already have the rating (40%). VA should be processing your retro any day now. Your bank balance will be the first sign of your retro that you'll see.Well said! So I should be looking for that 40% increase on my AB8 letter soon as well?Once the remanded part for PTSD is decided, I may or may not get another increase at a later date? Just want to make sure I understand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Vync Posted December 17, 2015 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Share Posted December 17, 2015 Retro is paid if your combined rating increases. If your old rating was 70% and your new rating is 80%, you would get retro for the difference back to the effective date of when the combined rating changed.For example, if you were single with no dependents, at 70% you would get $1,334.71, but at 80% it would be $1,551.48, which is a difference of $216.77. If your combined rating increased effective six months ago, just multiple that amount and you would be due $1,300.62 retro. Those are based on the current rates. Of course, if you are married, have dependents, etc..., it could fluctuate based on those factors. Here's a link to the $ tables: http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/resources_comp01.aspThe VA uses an odd algorithm to calculate combined ratings. Basically, the closer your rating gets to 100%, more or higher ratings are required to increase it. Simple math is not used: 10%+10% = 20%. Instead it is more like 10%+10% = 19%, which is rounded up to 20%. The table is linked here and reads like stereo instructions: http://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/rates-index.aspHowever, you can plug in your individual ratings into these calculators to determine what your combined rating is. For example, if you only have two ratings, like 70% + 40%, it does not equal 110%. It is calculated to 82%, which is rounded to the nearest 10%, which would be an 80% rating.Hadit (web-based)http://www.hadit.com/disability-calculatorHutsky (Microsoft Excel-based)https://sites.google.com/site/hutskysdesk I hope this helps! TexasMarine, flores97 and Buck52 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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This morning, ebenefits was pending decision dispatch. Now it says this:
Does anyone know what this entails? Is this bad? Any info would be appreciated.
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Retro is paid if your combined rating increases. If your old rating was 70% and your new rating is 80%, you would get retro for the difference back to the effective date of when the combined rating ch
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Denial is bad. (This is NOT a denial) Remand is good. Approval is good Vync nailed it though. The hard part is waiting to find out exactly what it is. The BVA provides the AMC or VARO with instructi
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I don't know the odds of winning at AMC vs VARO. The AMC is the "RO" for the BVA, located in Washington, D.C. It handles all administrative tasks, such as scheduling C&Ps, acquiring additional d
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