OIF/OEF Combat Vet and Claims Past 1 yr.

[apocalypsesrt]

I thought there was a program for Combat Vets or people that were always deployed to continue being diagnosed beyond the standard 1 year for disabilities? Am I wrong about this? 

[Buck52]

apocalypsesrt

where did you read this?

'I keep reading that I can only connect things that were diagnosed within 1yr of discharge.''

[Gastone]

O/O, here my 3 Cents to add to Buck's 2 Cents, so now you got a nickles worth of advice from a couple Old Dog Nam Vets.

All Vets, Combat, REMFs, or stateside Warriors, upon discharge; have a 12 Month Presumptive Period for a DIRECT Sevice Connection Condition of anything that happens to damage them physically or Mentally during the 365 immediately following Discharge.

Such as, you take a fall and land on your Johnson, breaking it. As long as you have Med Evidence supporting the injury as happening during the 12 months after discharge Presumptive Period, a Secondary SMC for Loss of Creative Organ could be Filed and SC'd at a later date.  That's how it was in the 60's and it's still that way today.

I do recall reading on a VMC Bulletin board about OIF/Afgan Vets being eligible for VMC Medical Care for 5 years after separation from active duty. I think Nam Vets were good for the 1 year period after discharge. Ther are a host of OIF Burn Pit Presumptives, but I can't say I've seen anything extending the 1-year Presumptive SC Period to Active Duty after Discharge.

[apocalypsesrt]

16 hours ago, Buck52 said:

your correct but your wrong also...there is a program for combat veterans continued being deployed/diagnosed  but

if you were in combat and failed to submit a claim...thats ok 

because an in-service condition that gets worse after years of discharge  the veteran can file a claim  , there's no limit on filing a claim.

example  if you were in the military and was traumatized or injured at any location not just a war zone  and you were traumatized  but you never filed a claim for it until it got worse or you realized you needed help  lets say for a mental problem (PTSD) If you were discharged years later and was diagnosed with PTSD by a VA Dr years later  you can file a claim on it.

you need a VA Diagnosis and Dr to opien that it is likely as not that your PTSD was caused by an in service event.(he reads your military records) and what you tell him/her.

 & prove the evidence was and did happen while in the service, use STR'S MEDICAL RECORDS ,UNIT REPORTS, BUDDY STATEMENTS IF NEEDED AND YOUR STRESSOR AS TO WHAT EVENT HAPPEN, IF IT WAS COMBAT VA CONCEDES THE STRESSORS,  IF YOU HAVE A CAB, OR SHOW DEPLOYMENT TO A COMBAT ZONE AND YOU WERE IN FEAR FOR YOUR LIFE. THEN NO STRESSOR NEEDED.

Thanks Buck! I guess I was not understanting the verbage. It looked like I had to make my claims within 1yr and that if it wasnt in my military medical record I couldnt claim it anymore. 

[apocalypsesrt]

15 hours ago, Gastone said:

Such as, you take a fall and land on your Johnson, breaking it. As long as you have Med Evidence supporting the injury as happening during the 12 months after discharge Presumptive Period, a Secondary SMC for Loss of Creative Organ could be Filed and SC'd at a later date.  That's how it was in the 60's and it's still that way today.

Noted, my Johnson is covered for 12months post discharge. lol. 

[Gastone]

A, assault with a  Dead Weapon is nothing to laugh about.

[apocalypsesrt]

5 minutes ago, Gastone said:

A, assault with a  Dead Weapon is nothing to laugh about.

You are absolutely rediculous!!!