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- VES SERVICES May 22, 2019So the saga continues. So prior to this C&P I have tomorrow with the VES contractors I had a MRI appt. So I go and pickup my report from release of information at the clinic. I was so upset with the report. The report nearly stated that my back healed itself overnight. The report states […]
- Grouping Conditions May 22, 2019Gout is a form of arthritis caused by high levels of uric acid in the body. Gout falls under diagnostic code 5017, but it is supposed to be rated under 5002 Atrophic Rheumatoid Arthritis. Gout must be rated seperately. 5017 Gout. The diseases under diagnostic codes 5013 through 5024 will be rated on limitation of […]
- Helped by HadIt.com? Add your testimonial - Read others May 22, 2019I found this site after going through the DAV here in Omaha. I told them I wanted to file for certain presumptive conditions and I was told no one ever gets those, they are just there to make congress look good. I went through 3 VSO's there and I got fed up, so I searched […]
- Looking for VA Disability Attorney in Indianapolis Area May 22, 2019From reading your prior post, because you were at smc-m. Now as the Old Spice guy says now back to me... Dr Ellis, Dr. Bash, Dr. Anaise are the most known VA friendly doctors here. Chris Attig, Katrina Eagle, Julie Glover, Alex Graham (Asknod), David Anaise MD, are the lawyers/agent known here. Time to lawyer […]
- Attorney Fee Questions May 22, 2019Thanks everyone, for the answers. I appreciate your input. This is a complicated world of VA law and I'm quite ignorant of how (and why) things work. AskNod, yes -- the first atty does have a lot of time invested and I'm really not ready to jump ship. I was ignorant of the process when […]
- Appeal effective date May 21, 2019So this was a predischarge exam. I assume this would not work? status post right inguinal hernia repair (claimed as pain and numbness, status post right inguinal hernia repair) 0% Service Connected Predischarge Exam 10/02/2004 hypertension 0% Service Connected Predischarge Exam 10/02/2004 scars, status post lipoma excision, left arm 0% Service Connected Predischarge Exam 10/02/2004 […]
- IMO for Sleep Apnea/cervical - where to get one? May 21, 2019I was awarded smc t.2 off his imo/nexus exam by itself from Dr Bash
- experiment May 21, 2019i was at the Great Lakes Naval Center Boot camp in early 1970. without my knowing at the time i was in an experiment were i was injected with Amantadine. guys were getting sick before they could get back to their bunks. all kinds of side effects from this stuff. has anybody filed with the […]
- residuals of a tbi aid and attendance May 21, 2019i was just awarded smc t-2 i called Dr Bash and had a nexus/imo exam performed by him. I faxed it in last wednsday and was awarded it in one week. please look into this. his exam writeup is a nuclear bomb to the va.
- Just joined the board May 21, 2019An IMO/nexus exam from Doctor bash is a nuclear bomb. I contacted him on the 12th, he called me back the same day, reviewed my records than filled out a 21-2680. I was awarded smc-t with that alone. The reason his costs are so hi is 1 he has a team so you get 3 […]
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Can a 100 percent Disabled Veteran Work and Earn an Income?
You've just been rated 100% disabled by the Veterans Affairs. After the excitement of finally having the rating you deserve wears off, you … Continue Reading about Can a 100 percent Disabled Veteran Work and Earn an Income?
New Rules for Private Care at VA
New VA health care rules: Trump overreach or more choice for vets?MilitaryTimes.com - Debate over how to expand veterans health care choices connects to … Continue Reading about New Rules for Private Care at VA
2019 VA Disability Compensation Pay Schedule
Disability payment benefits for a particular month are paid the first business day of the following month. When the first business day of the month falls … Continue Reading about 2019 VA Disability Compensation Pay Schedule
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8 Steps to Improve Your VA Disability Claim or Appeal
This process is meant to help you stop making some of the most common errors in VA Claims and Appeals - the errors that delay claims for years and years. Each of the steps in this process represents a common … Continue Reading about 8 Steps to Improve Your VA Disability Claim or Appeal
A Veterans Benefits Raters View
The author of the following piece is unknown, but it's worth a read. "First, allow me to introduce myself with some background info. I am a veteran, a nurse, a woman, and decide VA disability claims." I share … Continue Reading about A Veterans Benefits Raters View
Appeal vs Reconsideration – Hill & Ponton, P.A.
Today, we’re gonna talk about the appeal itself. Once you get a decision, what you need to do after the decision. The two avenues we’ve seen are to appeal it, or to ask for a reconsideration. Carol, what are your … Continue Reading about Appeal vs Reconsideration – Hill & Ponton, P.A.
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Disability Calculator: Veterans Compensation Rate Calculator
10 + 50 = 50 and other VA math mysteries explained. VA Math It's Not Your Mother's Arithmetic "VA Math" is the way that the VA computes combined impairment ratings for multiple conditions in a Veteran's compensation benefits claim – and it requires that you unlearn real math. When a Veteran has multiple
Potential Exposure at Fort McClellan
From Hill and Ponton Fort McClellan, AL, served as training and scientific research ground for some of the most volatile chemical, biological, and radiological materials used by the US military. As the US was … Continue Reading about Potential Exposure at Fort McClellan
VA Decision Ready Claims
The Decision Ready Claim (DRC) Program is the fastest way to get your claim processed. With the DRC Program you can get a decision on your claim within 30 days when you work with an accredited Veterans Service … Continue Reading about VA Decision Ready Claims
Less Likely, More Likely Than Not – and why reasonable doubt rule is one of the most important liberalizing rules that Veterans Affairs uses…
If you spend any time reading VA case law you'll come across the phrase less likely, more likely than not and so on. In the VA Clinicians Guide for Disability Examination it lays out how these are … Continue Reading about Less Likely, More Likely Than Not – and why reasonable doubt rule is one of the most important liberalizing rules that Veterans Affairs uses…
Back and Cervical Pain – Bulging Disc and the C and P Exam ROM Test
I have a C&P coming up in October for Neck/Back pains. While in Iraq in 2004, I fell off of a 916 semi-truck and have buddy statements to verify this. I also have medical proof that I went to the TMC in theater … Continue Reading about Back and Cervical Pain – Bulging Disc and the C and P Exam ROM Test
The Power of 38 CFR 4.6
I mention here, from time to time, the power of 38 CFR 4.6. I am putting this in the main forum because I think Veterans Affairs makes more CUEs regarding this regulation, then we know. Source Berta Simmons VA … Continue Reading about The Power of 38 CFR 4.6
Tinnitus – it’s a brain malady…
Neuroscientists believe they have discovered your dysfunction. Or, more accurately, your neural mechanisms dysfunction. They "gate" noise controlling the noise and pain signals. You see. there are "circuit breakers" … Continue Reading about Tinnitus – it’s a brain malady…
