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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?
Timothy cawthorn posted an answer to a question,
Do the sct codes help or hurt my disability rating
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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.
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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.
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carlie
If your working on a claim or any project and need a handy language translation tool this one is pretty good.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Here are some examples:
In English:
What is hadit.com Veteran to Veteran?
A Veteran Based Site to Guide veterans through the VA process by combining the Knowledge, Skills, and abilities of Veterans to provide other Veterans the Information and support in dealing with the VA system.
Translated to French:
Quel est vétéran de hadit.com au vétéran ? Un emplacement basé par vétéran pour guider des vétérans par le processus de VA en combinant la connaissance, les qualifications, et les capacités des vétérans de fournir d'autres vétérans l'information et l'appui en faisant face au système de VA.
Translated to Korean:
hadit.com노병은 노병에게 무엇 이는가? VA체계와 교제하여 다른 노병을 정보 및 지원 제공하는 노병의 지견, 특기, 및 능력을 결합해서VA과정으로 노병을 인도하는 노병에 의하여 기초를 두는 위치.
Translated to Dutch:
Wat is Veteraan hadit.com aan Veteraan? Een Veteraan baseerde Plaats om veteranen door het proces te begeleiden VA door de Kennis, de Vaardigheden, en de capaciteiten van Veteranen te combineren om andere Veteranen te verstrekken de Informatie en de steun bij het behandelen van het systeem VA.
Translated to Spanish:
¿Cuál es veterano de hadit.com al veterano? Un sitio basado veterano para dirigir a veteranos con el proceso del VA combinando el conocimiento, las habilidades, y las capacidades de veteranos de proporcionar a otros veteranos la información y la ayuda en ocuparse del sistema del VA.
Now when ever something is translated from one language to another it will not come out EXACTLY the same -- But whoever it is going to recieve it will more likely than not, be able to understand what you are trying to get across to them.
This URL also does like from French to English, Chinees to Spanish, pretty much anything you need. This comes from a search engine called Altavista.
Hope this helps a vet and have fun with it.
carlie
Carlie passed away in November 2015 she is missed.
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