MikeHunt Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 An IMO, and letter to the President did it. The VA did every little trick: - Unilaterally added disabilities - Uploaded a development letter, but didn't send it - Literally threw out the claim - Started developing for records they could never get (but had), just to delay My advice: 1. Research. Go to ratings CFRs, USC and the manual (M21-1). This is hard, but pays off. 2. Get an IMO with correct DBQ. 3. Never contact the VA directly. Use a POA, county officer, cong aid or Whitehouse hotline as an intermediary. 4. If (When) the VA makes a mistake, complain through as many channels as possible 5. Keep correspondence as brief as possible. Explaining you're a veteran is wildly redundant. 6. Verify all advice (self inc'l). From the VA on down, the system is fraught with well intentioned, but bad info. 7. Do it now. People (like me) lose thousands of $ and die by putting things off. HowIWish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHunt Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Announcement yesterday, retro today. Complaining works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Yes...great advice....if I had never gotten tough with VA they would have walked all over me.. but I had to get tough with EVERY claim I had. At some point a vet has to go as far to the top as possible. Thanks Mike for explaining this. It often takes a big foot to get a thumb out of an a--hole..that goes for our well paid vet org reps as well as the VA. LT Haylo and MikeHunt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator broncovet Posted June 16, 2017 Moderator Share Posted June 16, 2017 Congratulations, Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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