Again and again in the time I have been using Hadit I am amazed at the depth and breadth of knowlege available from you folks. Again, and again I learn daily how to better help develop and "perfect" claims from you alls examples. The fact that their is a resource like Hadit, and the people available who are so knowlegable... amazes me.
I grow used to it, and almost take it for granted until something pops up that answers a question I am struggling with now. So, thank you.
Now - some advice for new posters -
1. Ask specific questions if possible.
2. Provide as much information about your claim as possible - sometimes we might feel embarassed about saying something in front of others.. well dont, you dont know us, we dont know you and we aint here to judge nobody
3. Try to understand that we all understand that there is both an emotional, and a practical side to every single persons claim... and we will try to be as careful of your feelings as we can while still addressing the issues (except for you Terry... we get to pick on you...)
4. There is ALWAYS a financial issue involved, sometimes critically like peoples houses are getting repo'd etc. Thats something you need to make clear if so because thats also part of a claim and steps CAN be taken to try and expedite a claim if there is REAL need.
5. Keep an open mind, and try to research the law guiding the VA like CFR 38, and M21-1. We are here to help, but the best way to ensure your claim is handled correctly is to know the WHAT and the WHY... and you will feel much more gratified if YOUR efforts pay off in a check for 30 or 40 grand... yes that does happen, a vet I know got one 2 weeks ago, and her spouse worked her buns off learning the process and developing his claim.
6. Keep your spouse involved... often you ARE the spouse and the vet simply cannot do this stuff... that happens ALL the time and we really do understand.. but they need to know what is going on
7. Understand that you are in this for the long haul... the normal time for a claim to be completed is 12-18 months, some go even longer. Not that you wont get some money and decisions prior to that, you may, but that is the normal time that it takes for a claim to reach its final determination... and again, sometimes it is longer.
8. Get an "attitude", because without it... it can get real discouraging at times. In the end, generally it is well worth it. It just takes a lot of time and paperwork and research to get it done.
Anyway... some of Bobs words to the wise....
(and Terry... we still get to pick on you... a little anyway, but hey... I'm fair game too!)
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Again and again in the time I have been using Hadit I am amazed at the depth and breadth of knowlege available from you folks. Again, and again I learn daily how to better help develop and "perfect" claims from you alls examples. The fact that their is a resource like Hadit, and the people available who are so knowlegable... amazes me.
I grow used to it, and almost take it for granted until something pops up that answers a question I am struggling with now. So, thank you.
Now - some advice for new posters -
1. Ask specific questions if possible.
2. Provide as much information about your claim as possible - sometimes we might feel embarassed about saying something in front of others.. well dont, you dont know us, we dont know you and we aint here to judge nobody
3. Try to understand that we all understand that there is both an emotional, and a practical side to every single persons claim... and we will try to be as careful of your feelings as we can while still addressing the issues (except for you Terry... we get to pick on you...)
4. There is ALWAYS a financial issue involved, sometimes critically like peoples houses are getting repo'd etc. Thats something you need to make clear if so because thats also part of a claim and steps CAN be taken to try and expedite a claim if there is REAL need.
5. Keep an open mind, and try to research the law guiding the VA like CFR 38, and M21-1. We are here to help, but the best way to ensure your claim is handled correctly is to know the WHAT and the WHY... and you will feel much more gratified if YOUR efforts pay off in a check for 30 or 40 grand... yes that does happen, a vet I know got one 2 weeks ago, and her spouse worked her buns off learning the process and developing his claim.
6. Keep your spouse involved... often you ARE the spouse and the vet simply cannot do this stuff... that happens ALL the time and we really do understand.. but they need to know what is going on
7. Understand that you are in this for the long haul... the normal time for a claim to be completed is 12-18 months, some go even longer. Not that you wont get some money and decisions prior to that, you may, but that is the normal time that it takes for a claim to reach its final determination... and again, sometimes it is longer.
8. Get an "attitude", because without it... it can get real discouraging at times. In the end, generally it is well worth it. It just takes a lot of time and paperwork and research to get it done.
Anyway... some of Bobs words to the wise....
(and Terry... we still get to pick on you... a little anyway, but hey... I'm fair game too!)
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