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BVA gets 4 more Judges
VA Press Release in part: WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that President Donald J. Trump recently approved the appointment of four new Veterans Law Judges to...
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Hypertension And CKD
I was diagnosed with hypertension before I separated form the military and over the years I've developed chronic kidney disease (CKD) with eGFR of 54 sometimes int he 40's. And, I am wanting to get...
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Earlier Effective Date
Can an earlier effective date be achieved or proven with C-File evidence? Just May, 2018 I was granted DIC with 3.156 after husband died 2010. I have C-File and information in it shows back to 2003...
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Better to report medical conditions while still in military!
I just wanted to let active military personal know that its a lot better to have any and all medical conditions reported or Documented while your still in the military. Do not Put off going to the...
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Sherman Howard contact
Hey televisions does anybody know if Sherman Howard is on this blog I would like to get in contact with them and talk about My VA medical center
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Non-VA care
Hello all, I receive steroid injections in multiple locations for my spine. My rheumatologist at the VA put in for me to receive the injections closer to my home (the nearest VA hospital is a 4...
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BBE Arrived
My BBE - Big Brown Envelope which was actually a BWE - Big White Envelope arrived this past Saturday. Attached are the decision letter and the rating letter. There were 6 issues on the remand. Only...
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Seeking Guidance: Loss of Creative Organ
Fellow Veterans and Supporters, I am seeking guidance regarding Erectile Dysfunction (Creative Organ) and it is something I have only once asked for in February of 2010. When I initially applied, I...
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Total (2) Knee Replacement Question
I retired from the USAF in 1994 and was awarded 30% total - 10% for each knee due to multiple injuries in both knees (miniscus) and miniscus removal in left knee. Since 1994 my knees have gotten much...
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Case closed but im confused on the rating
Tinutus 10% Ptsd 50% Chronic scolios 10% Right knee 10% Patella 10% Left knee instabilty 20% Right wrist 10% As of last month I went from 50% to 80% now this is not including the chronic scolios which...
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One combined claim with multiple SC requests
I have "one" claim in through ebenefits that contain multiple requests for SC - two of those are increase requests (one for knees and one for hearing and a secondary to hearing for tinnitus). So far...
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Mild to Severe in 10 Years
Hello group - I had a sleep study in 2007 while on active duty and got diagnosed with "mild obstructive sleep apnea." There was no treatment provided/necessary. I retired from the Navy in 2017 after...
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Clothing Allowance Advice Please.
So I've been in a basic power chair (Q6 Edge) since 2015. Late 2016 was also fitted for a TiLite TRA manual (also keeping powerchair). 2017 was approved by Tampa VA for clothing allowance for lower....
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5 Million VA Malpractice
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511597648-judge-awards-5-million-in-damages-in-va-medical-malpractice-case Apparently his VA doctors were not independent contractors- so the family could sue- as in...
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VA Rater has had it -- book offers plenty of tips to claimers
A prior VA rater has "had-it" and has written a brazen book which is unintentionally a primer on claims. The writer is concerned about bogus unwarranted claims, but for those who seek the benefits,...
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Dropping SSDI, but retaining VA Disability?
So I will try to make this short. I am on VA disability and on SSDI. I want to start working soon, and am considering stopping my SSDI in order to do so. Is this possible, and if I do so, can I...
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why not given smc l
I'm currently smc s (COPD) + K along with other rated disabilities. I just received mental rating 100% but no mention of smc l. I received rating based on current mental impairment and unable to...
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AO - Prostate Cancer - ITF?
I have read what threads, that would come up here, on prostate cancer and agent orange, and what is on the VA site. I realize the having served in Vietnam, my recently diagnosed prostate cancer should...
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proposed incompetence
My vso sent me a copy of my award letter. I was granted 100% for major neurocognitive impairment) I am currently smc s + k. If they deem me incompetent and my wife knows she would ne my fiduciary,...
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Effective Payment Date and Intent to File
Hi! I separated from the Army in July 2017 and filed my intent to file in June 2018. Once my VA claim gets completed and finished, will my effective date be when my Intent to File date was, or the...
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