An EED BVA BEAUTY!!!!!!!!

[Berta]

I was researching the BVA fior anything that could help a vet here who has an unusual pension to SC situation and I found this!

"Decision date 08/31/01

"ORDER

An effective date of July 9, 1979, for a grant of service 
connection for schizophrenia is granted."  

That sure was a nice chunk of change!!!!!!!! His lawyer was Daniel G. Krasnegor.

https://www.va.gov/vetapp01/files03/0122030.txt

One point of the award pisses me off-Fact # 2 below- it shows the VA can take advantage of a veteran's disability.

This vet had schizophrenia- and some of the smartest people I have known over the years  have schizophrenia .

Finding of Fact # 2 

"2.  Service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including 
schizophrenia, was denied by the RO in January 1980 and 
January 1988; although the veteran was informed of these 
determinations, there is no evidence that he was advised of 
his appellate rights. "

Yeah, how many other MH vets were never advised of their rights......and in those days- no interent - where would they even find out what their rights were.

 

 

[vetquest]

Daniel G. Krasnegor was my lawyer when we won a ten year old case with two remands.  I went from 80% to UI to 100% P&T.  I do not know all of the ins and outs of VA cases but at one time they got a remand moving by threatening to file with the inspector general over the time my remand was taking to be completed.  I highly recommend his services.

[broncovet]

I checked, and Mr. Krasnegor apparently does not belong to NOVA.  However, as you pointed out that is not necessarily bad.