70 PT to 100 is it hard for PTSD
Background i have been rated 70% PT(PTSD) now from 2004 in 2005 they gave me IU and life went on i went to doctors appointments year after year took my meds even if they made me stupid tried to stay...
View Articlenew proposed budget by trump...
on another site I was reading the new budget for 2018 has a new rule included and its to stop IU payments to vets when they reach retirement age and collect SS this is said to affect over 400,000...
View ArticleSMC, TBI/PTSD
My Husband is rated totally and permanently 100% disabled with TBI; he also has severe PTSD, which is unrated. he is service connected for both of these problems. he also has several other health...
View ArticleJust found out I have osteoarthritis
So I found out I have osteoarthritis in my lumbar spine, which is convenient because I am going to my 1st c&p exam tomorrow. I added osteoarthritis on the ebenfits, I am under a year out, but I...
View ArticleLife Insurance at 34...what would you do?
As a newly 100% service connected 34 year old OIF Vet, I'd like to protect my family if something were to happen to me. S-DVI aside, are there any life insurance programs that people have had a good...
View ArticleAm i missing something in this VBA-21-526E
I know to many after reading this its a no brainer but truth be know I never finished high school so at times I can read something and not quiet understand it... I am going to try to get from 70%...
View ArticleRe filing new claim due to call from RVSR?
Anyone ever get a call from the RVSR saying to re file your claim due to errors and saying they needed help from a VA Rep at local clinic? Curious to see if I shot myself in my own foot after doing...
View ArticleDiagnosed w/Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Good Day All Just a question: I am presently rated at 80%, and was recently by my outside PSYCH doctor with Depression Disorder and Anxiety Disorder and was wondering how this would affect my overall...
View ArticleFunctional Capacity Evaluation
Has anybody had this done in order to help with a claim, while i am not able to work doctors cant seem to find a reason why. I wanted to get this test done to prove that i cannot work. I am currently...
View ArticleWHAT DOES THIS MEAN
I was looking at some old papers and one paper said under (va benefits information) Are you entitled to a higher level of disability due to being unemployable ( it said YES) receive another paper and...
View ArticleWage & Earning Statement vs Terminal Leave research
I am attempting to collect information regarding my early exit (Terminal Leave) from the Army back in 1986. My military records do not seem to contain documentation of my actual Terminal Leave request...
View ArticleIU is permanent with no future examinations
The other one says no future exams will be needed on the other verification form.So this is what is considered IU Permanent and totally? Do I still need to send in an income form? I don't care I don't...
View Article12 years after my TBI
This probably could have helped me out to know this sooner instead of being dx with insomnia now there are saying a tested positive for sleep apnea. Are these related? I know nothing of what this is...
View ArticleChapter 35 DEA Program
I was not sure where to post this so if it is in the wrong spot, I apologize. I received a letter and pamphlet today from the VA concerning my 16 year old daughter. I was unaware of this program but...
View ArticleHearing loss
I recently went to the VA for hearing aids. I was denied comp. They said that I had a hearing loss at time I entered the Marine Corps. When I went back to pick up my hearing aids, I took a copy of my...
View ArticleAfter Surgery, Lumbar Percentage Reduced, Radiculopathies Granted, What About...
Here's a (hopefully) short history: I was rated 50% MDD, 40% chronic lumbar sprain with Degenerative Disk Disease, 10% Residuals of Hepatitis. The chronic lumbar disability has been 40% since 2002....
View ArticleNever got a packet yet
So my P and T appeal just closed and was updated in ebenefits in the letters so I printed them dragged wife and kids to the local base all got new ID cards, still waiting on the packet in the mail. As...
View ArticleNewbees ---please read
I do not read stuff that is posted on my profile page. I dont reply to it. Half of the vets who access that page, I don't even know who they are...they are .members but that is often their first...
View ArticleMCA-F member here?
Recently we had a Marine who seemed to say the Marine Corps Association (F) had represented him- I forget the topic....we get a lot of Marines. I just got email reminder for my MCA- F dues and...
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