Tommyb44 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I just received my award packet today, and it showed that I received 70% for ptsd, and 10% for tinnitus. However, the total award only indicates the 70%. What gives? Is this a clerical error? Both state percentage assigned...not denied. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Slick Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 VA math. ratings are not cumulative. using anyone of many disability calculators I believe 70% + 10% equal 73%. in your case anything below 75% is rounded down to 70% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted March 18, 2016 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) How It Works The VA uses tables to compute the combined disability. The highest percentage to the lowest percentage is used. The highest minus 100% gives the "efficiency" for the highest degree of disability. Then the second is computed and so on to derive at a combined disability. The combined rating is then rounded up or down to the nearest 10%. Edited March 18, 2016 by Buck52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tommyb44 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 Wow that is screwy. Thanks for the explanation though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Vync Posted March 18, 2016 Content Curator/HadIt.com Elder Share Posted March 18, 2016 39 minutes ago, Tommyb44 said: Wow that is screwy. Thanks for the explanation though. Yeah, it is definitely screwy, but has been like that for decades. I'm 100% using their formula, but with straight math I am over 300%. The way they calculate it plots an ever steepening curve. The closer you get to 100%, the harder it is to bump to the next 10% threshold. The concept is centered around loss in earnings capacity. However, some ratings might include phrases like "productive of severe economic hardship", but have percentages less than 50%. The VA must not consider them that severe. Like many of us here, we'll tell you that the rating system is indicative of an antiquated algorithm designed to low-ball veterans and significantly undercut realistic compensation amounts. But, it's all we have for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted March 18, 2016 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) http://www.hadit.com/disability-calculator/ I still don't understand how they rate after veterans reach the 100% scheduler rating? I think you would need additional 70% rating after the 100% to get to SMC, But the normal is 60% a 160% or 170% rating is still consider to be a 100% scheduler rating VA does this with a SMC Table calculator to combined the ratings is from what I understand? and if veteran meets the SMC Criteria then they inferr the SMC accordingly Now what is the SMC Criteria ? jmo ...............Buck Edited March 18, 2016 by Buck52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Chuck75 Posted March 19, 2016 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted March 19, 2016 Let's see - - a 100% schedular rating and other lesser ratings. You supposedly set the 100% aside, and calculate the remainder via the VA's scheme. SMC gets complicated, but a simpler one is 100 + 60 SMC S Homebound. What happens when there are alternative ways to calculate? The VA is required to use the method that most favors the veteran (By court decision). In the past, they have not always done so. Where things come unglued - - - 100% single condition 100% using VA math for some but not all remaining conditions, (usually rounded). In theory, the remaining conditions are to be added, not run through VA math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I just received my award packet today, and it showed that I received 70% for ptsd, and 10% for tinnitus. However, the total award only indicates the 70%. What gives? Is this a clerical error? Both state percentage assigned...not denied. Thoughts?
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