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[tpaherb]

hey all. Brand new to the site and forum. Man there is a lot of info here! I will probably make many mistakes learning how to navigate the site/forums. Bear with me. I'm 56 yrs and I hope to learn and grow in my knowledge of claims and appeals as I currently am in pending status( claim was filed Nov 2014) Denied Jan 2015. NOD also  filed Jan 2015-specifics to follow).  I have so  many questions but will start with one(ok two!). I have seen in some profiles ratings as over 100% up to 220%. I'm not smart enough yet to know, but how that is possible? Also I have seen posts that list many multiples of disabilities that I didn't even know we could file for. I was once told when a vet files so many it draws a red flag and is referred to as claimstaking.(is that a real thing or was I being mislead) How is that done without being scrutinized?

in the next couple of days I hope to figure out how to give specifics,  but not so much as to be like a novel,  but to get input from everyone here. Hopefully down the road I can be of help to someone else.  Thanks for letting me get started and feel free to let me know if I'm doing something not allowed.

Herb

[kanewnut]

22 hours ago, tpaherb said:

I have seen in some profiles ratings as over 100% up to 220%. I'm not smart enough yet to know, but how that is possible?

They are adding up all their individual disabilities. They still only get 100%. For instance mine add up to 200% but I am only at 90%. Hope that helps.

No idea about the other question.

[broncovet]

Ratings over 100 percent:  Regardless of how much over 100 percent it is, you only get paid for the first 100 percent.  Exception:  In the case of SMC S, a single 100 percent, plus an additional combined 60 percent, (seperate and distinct) means you get SMC S, which is another 354 per month.  

Its entirely possible you have disabilites that exceed 100 percent.  For example, you could have 100 percent PTSD (a mental disorder), you could also have missing legs or arms, possibly totaling another 100 percent, and you could have diabetes which could be still more.  Each of these 100 percent could be totally disabling, but you have multiple ones.   The VA often denies things where its "moot", so if you were awarded 100 percent for PTSD, your claim for IU could be considered "moot".  

As far as seeking multiple disabilities, I recommend you limit your applying for disabilities to ones which:

1.  Have a diagnosis

2.  You have an in service event or aggravation.

3.  Your doctor has provided an nexus.  

     Further, if a disability is asymptomatic, its rather pointless, unless you think it will get worse.  Example:  Arthritis.  It usually does not get better, it gets worse.  So if you had an in service injury that now causes arthritis, apply, because arthritis can even spread.  For example if you have it in your left knee, it can often spread to the right knee.  

Edited September 6, 2018 by broncovet

[Vync]

Welcome to Hadit!

Some Hadit profile ratings are from simple math, adding up the %'s. Mine goes above 100%, but I left it at 100% to keep things simple.