SwiftSig Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I have been granted 100% P&T? What exactly does this entail? How does this work with everything and family? Sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Tbird Posted October 28, 2019 Founder Share Posted October 28, 2019 @SwiftSig Congratulations. The P stands for permanent and it means no future exams, however if you file a new claim or for an increase in one of your ratings that will open you up to a new exam. Depending on your disability you may open another claim at some point if you think you are entitled to special monthly compensation. T just means total or 100%. Claimants should not confuse a "Permanent and Total" ("P&T") rating with a "protected" rating. A P&T rating is not a protected rating. What VA means by "permanent" is that the condition is assumed to be unceasing in nature and not likely to improve. "Total" means that the maximum rating has been assigned. As a result, VA will not schedule a P&T claimant for the routine medical examinations required of other claimants. However, if VA becomes aware of medical improvement, a P&T claim can be reduced just like any other claim. Claimants with a P&T condition should keep this in mind when considering whether to file additional claims because the resulting C&P exam could provide VA a basis to reduce the P&T claim. This could result in a lower total rating, even if the new claim is granted. https://helpdesk.vetsfirst.org/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=1869 Tbird Founder HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran LLC - Founded Jan 20, 1997 HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran | Community Forum | RallyPoint | FaceBook | LinkedIn | About Me Time Dedicated to HadIt.com Veterans and my brothers and sisters: 65,700 - 109,500 Hours Over Thirty Years I am writing my memoirs and would love it if you could help a shipmate out and look at it. I've had a few challenges, perhaps the same as you. I relate them here to demonstrate that we can learn, overcome, and find purpose in life. The stories can be harrowing to read; they were challenging to live. Remember that each story taught me something I would need once I found my purpose, and my purpose was and is HadIt.com Veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder GBArmy Posted October 28, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted October 28, 2019 Sig, Congrats! Hope you are reading that from your decision letter; if not, wait till you get it. If the letter lists Chapter 35/DEA/Champ that means you are entitled to major ed bennies for your wife and dependents, Champ is a good insurance for your dependents, and if your are 100% P&T for 10 years, your wife can receive DIC which is a pension after you pass. Those are the major items you can get. You also may be automatically reviewed for SMC disability payments as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Tbird Posted October 28, 2019 Founder Share Posted October 28, 2019 Also you are entitled to a waiver for Service Disabled Life Insurance $10,000 and you can purchase an additional $20,000 I believe. Tbird Founder HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran LLC - Founded Jan 20, 1997 HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran | Community Forum | RallyPoint | FaceBook | LinkedIn | About Me Time Dedicated to HadIt.com Veterans and my brothers and sisters: 65,700 - 109,500 Hours Over Thirty Years I am writing my memoirs and would love it if you could help a shipmate out and look at it. I've had a few challenges, perhaps the same as you. I relate them here to demonstrate that we can learn, overcome, and find purpose in life. The stories can be harrowing to read; they were challenging to live. Remember that each story taught me something I would need once I found my purpose, and my purpose was and is HadIt.com Veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adminstrator ShrekTheTank Posted October 28, 2019 Adminstrator Share Posted October 28, 2019 Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Tbird Posted October 28, 2019 Founder Share Posted October 28, 2019 Tbird Founder HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran LLC - Founded Jan 20, 1997 HadIt.com Veteran To Veteran | Community Forum | RallyPoint | FaceBook | LinkedIn | About Me Time Dedicated to HadIt.com Veterans and my brothers and sisters: 65,700 - 109,500 Hours Over Thirty Years I am writing my memoirs and would love it if you could help a shipmate out and look at it. I've had a few challenges, perhaps the same as you. I relate them here to demonstrate that we can learn, overcome, and find purpose in life. The stories can be harrowing to read; they were challenging to live. Remember that each story taught me something I would need once I found my purpose, and my purpose was and is HadIt.com Veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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