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This person is going to judge you. It’s their job, and that is why you are there. To be adjudicated fairly. How would you like to be remembered? A scuzzy stereotypical veteran? Or a troubled one who is doing the best they can?
Do not talk about alcohol or drug-related issues. You are not there to be assessed for those problems. You are there to be evaluated for your psychiatric functioning as today relates to your service history. If the examiner asks about alcohol or drugs, politely remind them that you are not there for those issues if you’ve ever had them, but for how impaired you are in your daily functioning. It’s best to avoid even talking about them. Got a VA horror story? I can tell you a worse one. Don’t waste your time with how badly you believe you’ve been mistreated. The examiner only has a short time to figure out how impaired you are, and they need the facts, concise sentences, and not rambling rants that lead nowhere.-
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If you are looking for help taking care of him something like a home health aide that comes in during the week and helps with what he needs help with. For this I would contact your local VA hospital and ask to speak to the Social Worker, explain your situation, ask for help and how to proceed.
If you are looking for additional compensation in the form of Special Monthly Compensation check out this video from CCK Law I think it will give you a good idea what it is and how to go about applying for it.
For example there is a Special Monthly Compensation Rate for TBI try reading this article from The Veterans Law Blog on SMC T It is a subscription site but it allows you to view 3 articles for free a month.
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
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Greetings to all members to Hadit.
The question may have been answered in the forum but I can't find and answer anywhere so therefor any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have recently file a secondary claim for bilateral knee conditions caused by my bilateral flat feet which I am rated at 50% for. I do have a diagnosis for both knees which were submitted.
The examiner opined that I do have a bilateral knee condition that is less than likely than not caused by bilateral pes planus.
The examiners rational was " that the veterans bilateral condition was due to a specific incident or injury while in service and not by pes plans".
To me, the examiner does see a direct service connection for my knee condition.
I was denied bases on the examiners opinion but the rating official did not consider the examiners rationale.
I am in the middle of doing an NOD instead of a reconsideration, even though I filed as secondary, Is there a reg out there that states that the rater can do a direct service connection being that I have an event or injury while in service, I do have a diagnosis, and looks like the examiner stated it was caused by an incident or injury while in service (looks like a nexus)?
Thank you all in advance for your help.
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This is some great info Broncovet, thank you again for your time and patience. I kinda of figured that is what the VA was trying to do since that I have filed for this condition 4 times within the las
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Bronco is right on here. You never know what they will find in your file. Or how they will connect it so let them sort it out. Then based off of that information you can make your next move with mo
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