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Caluza Triangle defines what is necessary for service connection
Tbird posted a record in VA Claims and Benefits Information,
Caluza Triangle – Caluza vs Brown defined what is necessary for service connection. See COVA– CALUZA V. BROWN–TOTAL RECALL
This has to be MEDICALLY Documented in your records:
Current Diagnosis. (No diagnosis, no Service Connection.)
In-Service Event or Aggravation.
Nexus (link- cause and effect- connection) or Doctor’s Statement close to: “The Veteran’s (current diagnosis) is at least as likely due to x Event in military service”-
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Post in ICD Codes and SCT CODES?WHAT THEY MEAN?
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Do the sct codes help or hurt my disability ratingPicked By
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Post in Chevron Deference overruled by Supreme Court
broncovet posted a post in a topic,
VA has gotten away with (mis) interpreting their ambigious, , vague regulations, then enforcing them willy nilly never in Veterans favor.
They justify all this to congress by calling themselves a "pro claimant Veteran friendly organization" who grants the benefit of the doubt to Veterans.
This is not true,
Proof:
About 80-90 percent of Veterans are initially denied by VA, pushing us into a massive backlog of appeals, or worse, sending impoverished Veterans "to the homeless streets" because when they cant work, they can not keep their home. I was one of those Veterans who they denied for a bogus reason: "Its been too long since military service". This is bogus because its not one of the criteria for service connection, but simply made up by VA. And, I was a homeless Vet, albeit a short time, mostly due to the kindness of strangers and friends.
Hadit would not be necessary if, indeed, VA gave Veterans the benefit of the doubt, and processed our claims efficiently and paid us promptly. The VA is broken.
A huge percentage (nearly 100 percent) of Veterans who do get 100 percent, do so only after lengthy appeals. I have answered questions for thousands of Veterans, and can only name ONE person who got their benefits correct on the first Regional Office decision. All of the rest of us pretty much had lengthy frustrating appeals, mostly having to appeal multiple multiple times like I did.
I wish I know how VA gets away with lying to congress about how "VA is a claimant friendly system, where the Veteran is given the benefit of the doubt". Then how come so many Veterans are homeless, and how come 22 Veterans take their life each day? Va likes to blame the Veterans, not their system.Picked By
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Post in Re-embursement for non VA Medical care.
broncovet posted an answer to a question,
Welcome to hadit!
There are certain rules about community care reimbursement, and I have no idea if you met them or not. Try reading this:
https://www.va.gov/resources/getting-emergency-care-at-non-va-facilities/
However, (and I have no idea of knowing whether or not you would likely succeed) Im unsure of why you seem to be so adamant against getting an increase in disability compensation.
When I buy stuff, say at Kroger, or pay bills, I have never had anyone say, "Wait! Is this money from disability compensation, or did you earn it working at a regular job?" Not once. Thus, if you did get an increase, likely you would have no trouble paying this with the increase compensation.
However, there are many false rumors out there that suggest if you apply for an increase, the VA will reduce your benefits instead.
That rumor is false but I do hear people tell Veterans that a lot. There are strict rules VA has to reduce you and, NOT ONE of those rules have anything to do with applying for an increase.
Yes, the VA can reduce your benefits, but generally only when your condition has "actually improved" under ordinary conditions of life.
Unless you contacted the VA within 72 hours of your medical treatment, you may not be eligible for reimbursement, or at least that is how I read the link, I posted above. Here are SOME of the rules the VA must comply with in order to reduce your compensation benefits:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/38/3.344
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Post in What is the DIC timeline?
broncovet posted an answer to a question,
Good question.
Maybe I can clear it up.
The spouse is eligible for DIC if you die of a SC condition OR any condition if you are P and T for 10 years or more. (my paraphrase).
More here:
Source:
https://www.va.gov/disability/dependency-indemnity-compensation/
NOTE: TO PROVE CAUSE OF DEATH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE AN AUTOPSY. This means if you die of a SC condtion, your spouse would need to do an autopsy to prove cause of death to be from a SC condtiond. If you were P and T for 10 full years, then the cause of death may not matter so much.Picked By
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broncovet
....After you get a disability rating is to ......drum rolll......
1. Decide and choose wisely "who" if anyone you want to disclose this to:
Here is why. A Veteran recently posted (after his award):
This is why you want to choose carefully EVEN in YOUR OWN FAMILY.
I regret telling my family. Why? Well my son blurted out, when I suggested he do a better job managing his money, "Yea, but Im not "suc**ing a government ti*&" so I dont have the money.
It was my mistake. First I should not have said that to a grown son. And I shouldnt have told him I was 100 percent.
If you and a family member are comfortable "telling each other" how much you make, then fine. But, if they expect YOU to reveal, and they want theirs kept private, then dont do it.
Its my advice "not" to tell your neighbor "unless" he is such a good friend he has also told you of his finances in DETAIL. Ditto for other friends.
SOME REASONS:
1. Disclosing your VA compensation can raise the "jealousy" flag. (Gee, he gets 3000 a month for nothing, and I have to work for mine).
2. Disclosing your VA compensation can result in these people "reporting" you if your relationship goes south. Example: "He does not seem that hard of hearing to me. Why he complains about my dog barking so how does he hear that?" People, who are not audiologists or medical professionals (and even many medical professionals) "dont get" how our hearing loss affects life. (You can hear the dog bark). Yes. I hear your dog. Your dog barks in a frequency (low pitch sounds, while I have a high pitched hearing loss), which keeps me awake.
Even doctors often do not understand how/why being unable to distinguish an "F" from a "T", for example. ("F" is a hard letter to hear. Missing "just one letter" in a sentence can put you into left field) Example: I once had a friend who called to tell me she had an email problem.
"No problem! I have some time, why dont I drop by and help you fix it!" (She knows I am good with computers).
She gets mad and hangs up. I dont know why. I must have not understood what she said. (Doing word puzzles in my head)
That is it!!! She doesnt have an email problem, she has a "FEMALE problem".
Its my advice to "Choose carefully" who you disclose your VA disability rating/income to. If you dont tell them on Thursday, you can tell always tell them next week. But its hard to "reel those words back in", as much as we would like to. Tell your hadit family...These people have disclosed theirs!!!
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