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Received Award Letter...finally

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Well on April 5 2007 I received my golden envelope with they award letter in it. This was from my initial claim from Oct. 2005. I did receive an award in Oct. 06, but the 2nd claim was deferred for additional development. Well I got 10% SC for my knee for osteoarthritis , but of course kept my combined rating the same (va math...gotta love it). I am happy with this decision it was right on in my opinion. In any case, In Nov. 06 my vet rep and I submitted for IU, within days of my initial award. In this award letter is stated that the IU was deferred pending a C&P. Well today I received a certified letter for a C&P for May 17th. Wow much faster than the last deferred issue. Things are going smoothly now. Well as of the 6th of April my vet rep and I submitted more info for my IU as well as getting a secondary claim on 3 other issues. We even submitted a picture of the scar in the back of my head form the brain surgey (11" scar and the picture still showed all the staples in my head) along with another letter from my neurologists stating I cannot work, how much worse my condition has become snce the surgery and that I will not get better, ever. I also submitted other doctor letter giving my secondary condition a direct connection to my SC injury and I mean direct. My doc wrote that my first condition directly caused my second condition. well, I was wondering, should I bring copies of what my vet rep submitted and give it to my doctor at the C&P exam? Should I bring other pictures? I do not want to get denied because I don't "look" like I have serious health issues. Should I bring another person with me? and How long does it usually take to get an award/decision after a C&P is done?

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Tamara

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tdak

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Tamara- you are doing very well in handling your claims-

I would sure bring the pictures and someone with me to the C & P- they might not let anyone else there-dont know but the pictures will sure help.I would bring the other stuff too-from any doc that has found your condition is TDIU and sounds definitely like P & T too.

HAve you accessed the Blank C & P that you can expect to get?

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

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Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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Tamara:

You are doing a great job on your claim and if you are happy continue on. Your C&P should get into the issues you describe in your Post.

Be sure and bring up not being able to work in your C&P. You may consider a statement for the examination which they would need to address.

Being disabled and not looking disabled is a good thing in my opinion. Lets us move around with the so called normal people.

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Pete

Veterans deserve real choice for their health care.

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Should I tell my vet rep that I am going to bring pictures and documents with me? I figure I would bring the letter the doctors wrote even though we submitted them, just in case they arent in my file yes since we just sent them the beginning of the month. Also I figure I would bring printouts of all the chiari information stating there is no cure and all the symptoms.

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You could tell your rep but if they seem unsupportive- bring the stuff anyhow.

Years ago when the DAV represented first my husband and then me- everytime I found significant evidence I called the DAV rep but he was always negative about it.

When my husband got a SSA award for PTSD and I had gotten COVA to fax me Washington V Derminski and Murincsak( two cases that show that a SSA determination is probative evidence of unemployability for VA claims),

he just said the SSA award might help, might not-and he never heard of the 2 COVA cases I used too.I didnt tell Rod how negative he sounded.

As a widow on their POA he told me first I had NO claims, then when I reminded him I knew I could re-open the veteran's claims,under established VA case law,he changed what he said but continually said I would never succeed on any of them and always knocked down my evidence.I won them all.

I just dont want any vet to get negativity-your rep might NOT be like that at all-from a rep as to their evidence and what they should or should not bring to a C & P or send to the VA.

I hope they support this and I think your idea on this is EXcellent!

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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It has been my experience that there is no such thing as too MUCH information, pictures especially....

Congratulations, and I hope that the rest comes into line.

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