Doesn't an Exam by a VA Dr. trigger a SC % increase?

[JuanP]

 

....if the new information warrants it?

I just noticed something about my case, medical records.  Last December I was in PT due to increased pain.  And the sessions ended with new range of motion testing that clearly were much worse than before.  Meaning that my condition has gotten worse since my C & P exams a couple yrs ago.

Shouldn't that have triggered an increase in %?

[Vync]

2 hours ago, Andyman73 said:

Vync, broncovet, Gastone,

If so, today I filed several Intent to File claims, which is less than 12 months after I went to PT for newly acquired low back pain, which was determined to be coming from the SI joint/iliac crest region.  Same for the bunion on my R foot. How would JuanP or myself go about doing this?

Hey Andyman,
SC increase claims can go back up to 12 months if you have the medical documentation to prove you qualified for a higher disability level.

New direct or secondary SC claims typically go back to the date you submitted the Intent to File, unless you got out within the last year, etc... However, there is more to it than just that.

[broncovet]

Jaun

  Many Veterans make the mistake of not applying while they have other issues in appeal.  What you can do is figure out how much it will cost you by delaying applying until your appeals are done.  Lets say your BVA takes 5 years...it could be more, and it could be less, but 5 years is about an average time for BVA appeals.  

That is 60 months.  So, you can multiply the monthly increase times 60 months to get an estimate of how much you will lose by delaying filing.  

If you lose 1000 per month, that is 60,000 dollars you lose by not applying.  Now, the question is,

How much can you afford to lose by waiting to apply?    I can not afford to wait, so I try to apply right away, at least now that I know better.  

[Andyman73]

Well, I done what broncovet said to do, earlier this year and .... just added to my own misery.  But I mistakenly thought that an in service event, followed by a complaint to PCP inside the first 12 months out time period, would have been enough to link a new diagnosis to the injury.  That new DX was an inside job, but we all know how most of our PCPs are loath to say whether or not our DXs are SC or not.  Not with out glaringly obvious evidence.

Take it from me, Juan, I have erred on the side of ignorance, which cost me $180K over the past 18 years since my EAS. So take Broncovet's advice and file those claims.

[Tyr]

You have to claim it.