Founder Tbird Posted January 12, 2020 Founder Share Posted January 12, 2020 SMC L C and P Exam for PTSD - What to expect? Applied for smc l c an p next month any advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted January 13, 2020 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted January 13, 2020 Roger that broncovet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FormerMember Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 §3.352(c) is not on point. It is only for R1 and R2. Tbird is going for SMC L A&A. The correct legal standard of review will be §3.350(a) only. Ignore (b) and (c). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted January 14, 2020 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted January 14, 2020 Loss of use Ms T can use if she has ''DROP FOOT'' i did notice they pay out on each loss of use..so if she has 2 or 3 loss of use would that mean high SMC? also loss of use of a body organ, loss of use of coordination but they may mean loss of use of extremities or through extreme weakness;.can't feed your self ect,,,,ect,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FormerMember Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 To get LOU of an extremity, you have to have a VA doctor say you would be equally well served by an elective amputation with suitable prosthesis. That doesn't mean you have to hacksaw it off to get SMC K for a bum foot. It simply means that you are so disabled that your LOU is equivalent to a Vet who did have his or her foot amputated and tries to hobble around on a prosthesis. VA also forbids "clinicians" to diagnose LOU. Oddly, it has to be dx'd by a VA examiner who has no medical training. Go figure. I get around that by getting the denial and then having my doctor(s) dx the LOU themselves to rebut VA. It's the old Caluza/Hickson/Shedden argument. Same applies for PTSD or other DC 9411 diagnoses of MDD. Let the VA deny using their own shrinks and then get your own IMO to rebut it. At that point, VA is hamstrung because they have already committed themselves and denied based on a specific reason (or reasons). They are forbidden to go shopping for more negative evidence (Hart v. Mansfield). That's why we call it VA poker. Remember, having drop foot can be from a multitude of diseases or injuries. The regulation says complete paralysis of the peritoneal nerve qualifies as LOU of a lower extremity. Many have severe-but not complete-dysfunction of the peritoneal and do not qualify. SMC is very exacting. On top of all that, there is the additional requirement that it be service connected or a secondary. It would be a stretch to say that foot drop under any circumstance could be a secondary of PTSD. This is what makes SMC law so complicated and why so few attorneys/agents take on SMC cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted January 14, 2020 Moderator Share Posted January 14, 2020 Alex brought up a valid point, which may make sense for you, Tbird. Alex posted: Quote This is what makes SMC law so complicated and why so few attorneys/agents take on SMC cases. One such law firm who does take on SMC is CCK law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted January 15, 2020 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) I don't believe Ms T will need any attorneys I bet she gets this A&A L Lets all think positive for her. We'll just have to wait and see and see how her C&P goes? Maybe Ms T has a diagnose for Drop -foot in her records ? or any other LOU ? if not Hope for the examiner to diagnose it for her. Edited January 15, 2020 by Buck52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SMC L C and P Exam for PTSD - What to expect? Applied for smc l c an p next month any advice appreciated.
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Congratulations! This should not only be an income increase, but with retro. We knew you deserved it. I guess Alex charged you 20 percent? While its none of my business, should you disclose this,
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Yes, Conrats to you Tbird! We know you deserve it, but it takes time. Personally, I am a little disappointed in the fact that you had to pay Alex though. I figured with his relationship with Hadit and
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner, Congratulation's, Hamslice
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