GatorNavy Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Trying to figure out if this is a valid claim for TDIU housebound: Nerve impingement cervical 20% (Primary) mood disorder 50% (secondary) THE ABOVE DESCRIBED IN THE DECISION AS TOTAL RA 40% DDD 20% HCV 20% Thanks in Advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Berta Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I am sure the answer to your question is here: Just scroll down to the SMC article GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University ! When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we." Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted November 1, 2016 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 1, 2016 GatorNavy They don't add each S.C. Disability or secondary to qualify for SMC. You need one Seperate S.C. disability that is 60% or higher on top of your 100% If you have a 100% S.C. disability now and you file another claim on a totally separate disability, you will need a rating on that separate disability to add up to 60% I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FormerMember Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Or a letter from a doctor on VAF 21-2680 stating you are effectively housebound medically (i.e. no driver's license, incapable of driving/ambulation). Of course, if you are in a wheelchair and on A&A this is a moot question. You'd already be on SMC L. Proving medical housebound using a medical hypothesis instead of the normal 100% plus 60% for other disabilities unrelated to the 100% ratings is not hard. You just have to have an IMO letter saying as much. FLTMEDOPS, Gastone and flores97 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted November 2, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 2, 2016 The VA would rather close its doors, and turn its operation over to drug dealers than award TDIU to 100% ers. They deny such applications as "moot". In 2009, my VARO decision denied TDIU as moot as it awarded 100 percent for MDD. I appealed, arguing TDIu was "not moot" because: 1. It could enable SMC S, statuatory. 2. It could mean earlier effective date for 100% benefits. The board agreed with me and specifically stated the issue of TDIU was "not moot", and remanded it. On remand, you guessed it, it was denied. I appealed to the CAVC. Last week, the CAVC attorney's agreed to a JMR on the issue of TDIU. (I applied for IU in July, 2002.) So, after 14 years, we are not close to being done yet. I know several VA employees stated, "Gee, Mr. Vet, you are already 100%, so what do you want TDIU for?" Its a common misconception that benefits "max out" at 100%, and, once there, the Veteran should go away and leave everything alone, not appeal anything, not persue SMC, etc., etc. flores97 and FLTMEDOPS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GatorNavy Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) I see a wide disparity of information here. Housebound seems simple to comprehend however the arguments and ways that it is adjudicated seems to be quite complex. There seems to be three avenues a Vet could take to argue the benefit before the ROJ. TDIU 100% schedular Medical state indicating housebound The first two are classified in the adjudication manual as "Statutory" whilst the 3rd is deemed Housebound in Fact (fill out the form loleeedah). Some of us can't work at some point after service because of our SC disabilities. We aren't at 100% so we ride the IU pony and draw SSDI for a number of years until the VA gets around to rating us at 100% schedular. IU P&T translates into 100% schedular P&T. We still can't work and are considered "Total". So then the entire thrust of the argument is that we cannot leave home to go to work. All of this high order rating math that Congress tried to do for Housebound is just a canary in the cage (to me anyway). Filling out the form and then having a C&P examiner proceed to report to a rater that I can do cartwheels along and out of my driveway doesn't seem like a very good way to get the claim approved. And what about 5 years ago when that one disability just kicked my buttocks and caused me not to be able to work when I went on IU? The adjudication manual tells the story of how not to tally up the disabilities for housebound that make up the TOTAL single disability for IU: §4.16 Total disability ratings for compensation based on unemployability of the individual. (1) Disabilities of one or both upper extremities, or of one or both lower extremities, including the bilateral factor, if applicable, (2) disabilities resulting from common etiology or a single accident, (3) disabilities affecting a single body system, e.g. orthopedic, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular-renal, neuropsychiatric, (4) multiple injuries incurred in action, or (5) multiple disabilities incurred as a prisoner of war. However a primary and a secondary disability are not listed above. 38 CFR considers a primary and it's secondaries as one or (still holding up one finger) a single disability in order to avoid pyramiding. I'm still confused..... . Edited November 2, 2016 by GatorNavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted November 3, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2016 I didnt mean to confuse. Take Berta and Alex's advice, they are the best. Go for IU, if you think you qualify. A doctor will need to state you are unable to maintain SGE due to SC conditions. Two docs did so for me, but VA denied anyway. Be ready for a long fight. As I posted, VA consistently denies IU for 100%'ers as moot, even when it could mean additional benefits such as an earlier date or SMC S under Bradley. Bradly vs Peake is fairly new and this concept has not yet caught on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Trying to figure out if this is a valid claim for TDIU housebound:
Nerve impingement cervical 20% (Primary)
mood disorder 50% (secondary)
THE ABOVE DESCRIBED IN THE DECISION AS TOTAL
RA 40%
DDD 20%
HCV 20%
Thanks in Advance!
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Or a letter from a doctor on VAF 21-2680 stating you are effectively housebound medically (i.e. no driver's license, incapable of driving/ambulation). Of course, if you are in a wheelchair and on A&am
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The VA would rather close its doors, and turn its operation over to drug dealers than award TDIU to 100% ers. They deny such applications as "moot". In 2009, my VARO decision denied TDIU as moot as
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