Temporary 100% post surgery/convalescense pay

[lucido386]

Whats up guys, hopefully someone out there can help me out here. Ok I had surgery on my right knee (service connected) on 4-13-16 at the VA hospital in Phoenix. I applied for convalescense pay the day before which was 4-12-16. My surgeon wrote a statemwnt saying I would be out of commission for 8-10 weeks or more if "desired strength in leg is not met" how long does the VA take to process something like this? And my understanding is the VA doesnt pro-rate meaning my convalescent start date is 5-1-16 and for 8 weeks will that be from 5-1-16 until 7-31-16? I currently am at 40% so i get $699.36/month. With convalescense do they pay 100% per month (in my case its $3187) or will they pay one lump sum for both months? Thank you

 

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[Wile E Coyote]

I don't have an answer, rather I'm bumping this to the top as I have the same question.

[lucido386]

Hi Wile. Update, my claim was closed on June 2, 2016. Ebenefits said notification was sent. I called the 800 # but they said they aren't allowed to discuss it yet until after I recieve the award letter. Went to my local Varo and they informed me that my claim was awarded and should be receiving retro pay this week sometime. Hope this helps

[Ira Brown]

On Sunday, June 05, 2016 at 11:36 PM, lucido386 said:

Hi Wile. Update, my claim was closed on June 2, 2016. Ebenefits said notification was sent. I called the 800 # but they said they aren't allowed to discuss it yet until after I recieve the award letter. Went to my local Varo and they informed me that my claim was awarded and should be receiving retro pay this week sometime. Hope this helps

Hello lucido386...did your ratings change on the Ebenefits page? My claim was closed yesterday and my rating remains 90% after a total knee replacement beginning of MAY, but Ebenefits says nothing about it on listed disabilities. Seeing if Ebenefits is just slower than going to local Caro.