I am thinking that I should at least get my initial DIC claim in in the near future -- so I can start the process that will take some time.
My husband had a claim pending for lung cancer at the time of his death (from lung cancer)
But it says that the DIC application is also an application for accrued benefits.
So that will take into account his lung cancer claim. If it is awared - then I would get DIC and accrued for that.
However, there were also a couple of other claims that we were going to try to process:
1. His right shoulder -- which was claimed at retirement and denied because his SMRS did not show an incident that would have caused it. (Claim based on the fact that he was in the service for 28 years - they FOUND something wrong with his shoulder -- it most likely happened in the service --as he CLAIMED it PRIOR to retirement).
2. Cervicle Strain -- he also claimed this at retirement -- but theycouldnt find much wrong (it IS in the SMRS) -- but they something at C3-4 -- but didn't think it was that bad. However , when he later filed for headaches - to see if they were related to Desert Storm as an undiagnosed illness -- the C&P report said his headaches were caused by his cervicle condition at C 3-4 --the same place that he had CLAIMED earlier. So actually, since they now found a current disability at the same site he had claimed for -- they should have granted the previous Cervicle Strain claim.
3. Sinus Condition. Though he never claimed for a sinus condition -- his SMRS were full of treatment for chronic sinus condition. His claim for headaches also included that some of his headaches were caused by his cervicle strain - and some were caused by a sinus condition - that the C&P examiner indicated has been present in the service.
We were advised in this group to go ahead with the lung cancer claim first -- and then file for the other claims - posssibly on CUE.
SO when I file the DIC claim - should I just file for the lung cancer - and bring up the other claims later? Or should I file for them ALL at the same time (on the basis of accrued benefits for the other claims).
Or since he had no pending claims for the smaller ones (right shoulder, sinus, cervicle strain) are they gone forever?
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I am thinking that I should at least get my initial DIC claim in in the near future -- so I can start the process that will take some time.
My husband had a claim pending for lung cancer at the time of his death (from lung cancer)
But it says that the DIC application is also an application for accrued benefits.
So that will take into account his lung cancer claim. If it is awared - then I would get DIC and accrued for that.
However, there were also a couple of other claims that we were going to try to process:
1. His right shoulder -- which was claimed at retirement and denied because his SMRS did not show an incident that would have caused it. (Claim based on the fact that he was in the service for 28 years - they FOUND something wrong with his shoulder -- it most likely happened in the service --as he CLAIMED it PRIOR to retirement).
2. Cervicle Strain -- he also claimed this at retirement -- but theycouldnt find much wrong (it IS in the SMRS) -- but they something at C3-4 -- but didn't think it was that bad. However , when he later filed for headaches - to see if they were related to Desert Storm as an undiagnosed illness -- the C&P report said his headaches were caused by his cervicle condition at C 3-4 --the same place that he had CLAIMED earlier. So actually, since they now found a current disability at the same site he had claimed for -- they should have granted the previous Cervicle Strain claim.
3. Sinus Condition. Though he never claimed for a sinus condition -- his SMRS were full of treatment for chronic sinus condition. His claim for headaches also included that some of his headaches were caused by his cervicle strain - and some were caused by a sinus condition - that the C&P examiner indicated has been present in the service.
We were advised in this group to go ahead with the lung cancer claim first -- and then file for the other claims - posssibly on CUE.
SO when I file the DIC claim - should I just file for the lung cancer - and bring up the other claims later? Or should I file for them ALL at the same time (on the basis of accrued benefits for the other claims).
Or since he had no pending claims for the smaller ones (right shoulder, sinus, cervicle strain) are they gone forever?
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