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Caluza Triangle defines what is necessary for service connection
Tbird posted a record in VA Claims and Benefits Information,
Caluza Triangle – Caluza vs Brown defined what is necessary for service connection. See COVA– CALUZA V. BROWN–TOTAL RECALL
This has to be MEDICALLY Documented in your records:
Current Diagnosis. (No diagnosis, no Service Connection.)
In-Service Event or Aggravation.
Nexus (link- cause and effect- connection) or Doctor’s Statement close to: “The Veteran’s (current diagnosis) is at least as likely due to x Event in military service”-
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Post in ICD Codes and SCT CODES?WHAT THEY MEAN?
Timothy cawthorn posted an answer to a question,
Do the sct codes help or hurt my disability ratingPicked By
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Post in Chevron Deference overruled by Supreme Court
broncovet posted a post in a topic,
VA has gotten away with (mis) interpreting their ambigious, , vague regulations, then enforcing them willy nilly never in Veterans favor.
They justify all this to congress by calling themselves a "pro claimant Veteran friendly organization" who grants the benefit of the doubt to Veterans.
This is not true,
Proof:
About 80-90 percent of Veterans are initially denied by VA, pushing us into a massive backlog of appeals, or worse, sending impoverished Veterans "to the homeless streets" because when they cant work, they can not keep their home. I was one of those Veterans who they denied for a bogus reason: "Its been too long since military service". This is bogus because its not one of the criteria for service connection, but simply made up by VA. And, I was a homeless Vet, albeit a short time, mostly due to the kindness of strangers and friends.
Hadit would not be necessary if, indeed, VA gave Veterans the benefit of the doubt, and processed our claims efficiently and paid us promptly. The VA is broken.
A huge percentage (nearly 100 percent) of Veterans who do get 100 percent, do so only after lengthy appeals. I have answered questions for thousands of Veterans, and can only name ONE person who got their benefits correct on the first Regional Office decision. All of the rest of us pretty much had lengthy frustrating appeals, mostly having to appeal multiple multiple times like I did.
I wish I know how VA gets away with lying to congress about how "VA is a claimant friendly system, where the Veteran is given the benefit of the doubt". Then how come so many Veterans are homeless, and how come 22 Veterans take their life each day? Va likes to blame the Veterans, not their system.Picked By
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Post in Re-embursement for non VA Medical care.
broncovet posted an answer to a question,
Welcome to hadit!
There are certain rules about community care reimbursement, and I have no idea if you met them or not. Try reading this:
https://www.va.gov/resources/getting-emergency-care-at-non-va-facilities/
However, (and I have no idea of knowing whether or not you would likely succeed) Im unsure of why you seem to be so adamant against getting an increase in disability compensation.
When I buy stuff, say at Kroger, or pay bills, I have never had anyone say, "Wait! Is this money from disability compensation, or did you earn it working at a regular job?" Not once. Thus, if you did get an increase, likely you would have no trouble paying this with the increase compensation.
However, there are many false rumors out there that suggest if you apply for an increase, the VA will reduce your benefits instead.
That rumor is false but I do hear people tell Veterans that a lot. There are strict rules VA has to reduce you and, NOT ONE of those rules have anything to do with applying for an increase.
Yes, the VA can reduce your benefits, but generally only when your condition has "actually improved" under ordinary conditions of life.
Unless you contacted the VA within 72 hours of your medical treatment, you may not be eligible for reimbursement, or at least that is how I read the link, I posted above. Here are SOME of the rules the VA must comply with in order to reduce your compensation benefits:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/38/3.344
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Post in What is the DIC timeline?
broncovet posted an answer to a question,
Good question.
Maybe I can clear it up.
The spouse is eligible for DIC if you die of a SC condition OR any condition if you are P and T for 10 years or more. (my paraphrase).
More here:
Source:
https://www.va.gov/disability/dependency-indemnity-compensation/
NOTE: TO PROVE CAUSE OF DEATH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE AN AUTOPSY. This means if you die of a SC condtion, your spouse would need to do an autopsy to prove cause of death to be from a SC condtiond. If you were P and T for 10 full years, then the cause of death may not matter so much.Picked By
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firemedic139
i am not sure where to even begin. i served in Navy as a corpsman with 2nd Force Amphib Recon back from 1986-1992. i was deployed around the globe with various recon teams from training drug interdiction training in S. America, to peace keeping in Africa for U.N protection, to getting discharged after Desert Storm. In Africa i witnessed chidren with weapons who would die for adults who put them in harms way, having to on occassion take a childs life for the safety and protection of not only our mission goals, but also civilians. i also witnessed what a ruler was willing to do to his "loyal subjects", when they got out of line, or just to cleanse a region of certain villages. in the gulf i was part of the Kafji liberation, again witnessing what humans can do to each other, ie..rape, pillage and murder. isaw bodies of Americans desacrated, and mutilated, and even had to provide aid to Iraqi republican guard troops or just those left in the desert and told not to let Americans get by. the sheer number of POW's we took or some who gave resistance was staggering. There were many sleepless nights due to scud missles, and one that landed only a few hundred feet from our position, and wearing MOP gear to bed was routine. with this so long i apologize, however, recently ( within past year or so) i have begun to have recurring vivid dreams of things i had forgotten, noises that are suden and loud startle me like never before. when i first got back from gulf war, friends thought it was funny to see me jump out of bed and lay on floor at loud noises, and fire truck sirens at night sounded like scud air raid alarms. eventually i grew used too or some how stopped all that. i figured it was shell shock and never talked to a doctor about it. also PTSD was at its infancy as being recognized as true and real problem. even myself, up until recently didn't think it was legit and something people claimed to get benefits. i now wonder if its real. i take 2 anti depressants, one to get rid of dreams, i turned to heavy alcohol use to sleep and make the ghosts go away. My wife is on the verge of a divorce becase i have fits of rage/anger i cant control, my drinking, and lack of feeling, especially intimacy. i guess with all this, i am trying to see if this could be PTSD related? can it lie dormant in our brains/body this long? do i see my private doc for referal to VA, or am i entitled to VA to see what they think? My spouse thinks its a cop out or excuse for my behavior. it also didn't help my belief in this illness, when my son, who was a Marine grunt, went to Afghanistan and then was not allowed to reinlist due to disciplinary actions, but he and several guys from his company, filed disability claims fo knee pain, back pain, hearing loss and PTSD. he said its easy to fake those problems, so he gets 50 or so disabled from government. i told him i lost all respect for him as a vet. so now here i am, wondering if i am eligable to talk with somebody from VA, what is statute of limitations? i am not seeking compensation, just salvaging my marriage, and liver. who ever actually takes the time to read and respond, God bless. Merry Christmas. Where do i start?
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Obviously, you probably should seek treatment for PTSD. To do this, simply make an appointment at your local VAMC with a mental health doc. Your doc will ask you questions, and then see if you
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