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- VA Rating Guess Cubital Tunnel Syndrome DBQ June 18, 2019How did you service connect cubital tunnel syndrome? I have the same condition (numbness, splints to keep my arms straight at night, etc).
- Blue Water Act passed by Senate & Constitutional by Supreme Court June 18, 2019First, answer this question. Do you expect the VA to suddenly become Santa Claus and extend benefits back to day one? No. They haven't announced how they will process old claims yet, and the President hasn't signed the bill yet. But it is a possibility that they will pay from the date you submitted an […]
- Hypertension: How far back in Order to Claim? June 18, 2019Hypertension is not on the current list for presumptive conditions for A.O., but it is recognized by numerous medical journals as the cause. In fact, it is on the short list that the VA is supposed to disposition, possibly by the end of this month. So yes, if you can get a good nexus letter […]
- How many C&P exams are needed for Sleep Apnea??? June 18, 2019It's automatic that if you have OSA they are going to look at you weight/height and if your BMI shows you are overweight or obese the VA is going to deny because weight is not a service connected condition. But not all OSA is attributable to weight. If that is the case, you need to […]
- AMA change in notification process June 18, 2019bingo..you got it in one!
- I am tired of crap put in my VA Medical records June 18, 2019I am really tired of the crap that the VA employees put into my medical records. Last week I had to see a doctor to get a new power chair, (my old one is about 5 years old and worn out). Any way, the doctor wrote crap in the medical record like: I recommended gentle […]
- Diabetes type 1 then rediagnosed to type 2 June 18, 2019ladies and gentlemen I am seeking disability for type 2 diabetes for 20 years I was being treated for type 1 by the Va and on jan 6 2016 I was told I should be classified type 2 by the VA, my question is as a secondary condition to chronic pain depressive dos order and […]
- Anyone have trouble with getting FED EX letter for C&P exam. June 18, 2019Hoping this is a one off but sorry you got the short straw.
- HOW LONG TAKES THE VES VETERANS EVALUATION SERVICES TO SEND COMPLETED EXAM TO RO ?? June 18, 2019It just depends on how busy they are but not long.
- Hadit Podcast Thursday June 20, 2019 at 7:00pm edt. June 18, 2019We will be playing a replay of the DBQ show with Jerrel, John and Berta Simmons. To listen clink on the link below. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/haditcom/2019/06/20/hadit-podcast-replay-dbq-show-special-all-things-dbq
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VA Disability Claims
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?
Individual Unemployability
Source: TDIU or Individual Unemployability Source: Helpdesk.AskVetsFirst.org VA benefits are available to compensate a veteran at the 100% level if he … Continue Reading about Individual Unemployability
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
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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…
