Veterans Claims Help

This Veteran  from Houston, Texas (who happens to be a WOMAN), is a classic example of what it sometimes takes to win your claim. She was injured in service, but had a very hard time proving it. In fact, she resorted to not one, but three different theories in succession to try to make her case. I suspect she had some of that “wonderful help” we always seem to be supplied with by VSOs. How else can you explain the fact that it took a real law dog to win it for her on the fourth appeal. It’s obvious the prior appeals were mishandled- further proof of VSO fingerprints all over them. 16 years later, VICTORY. Continue, gentle reader:

http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/Files2/0815224.txt

Thank you VLJ C. Crawford on a well-reasoned decision. What is scary is that it came down to two Doctors arguing. Only one Doctor took the time to actually see the patient, though. That’s one hell of a pissing match, gentlemen. Nevertheless, it’s payday in Houston, Baby! I try to convince Vets to have patience with the system. This is the proof of same. Veterans should take note of the name of the Law dog- Robert W. Legg (in case you need him). Read them and weep, Peake.

Here is a claim that involves, ultimately, a claim for Total Disability due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran’s disabilities combine to cause him to be unable to work and he still lacks a 100% disability rating. If you have one disability at 40% or greater, combined with others to attain 60% or if you have one disability at 70%, you may apply for TDIU and be rated at the total rate. You will have to prove this annually in order to continue your 100% TDIU disability . Ideally, you would like to have one disability rated at 100% which is never going to get better. Then you will eventually qualify for the Permanent and Total rating. When you attain this Holy Grail, you will be excused from any future examinations and also qualify for a host of other benefits from VA.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/Files4/0828005.txt

Bravo, VLJ Guido. Adjudication well done.

As you know, I attempt to help the living in the pursuit of their claims. Here is a Veteran that has risen from the dead to add his voice to our cause. I have been attempting, over the last several months to help a widow with her case but could find nothing that would assist her with a post-mortem claim. I hope this may help her as well as some of you in your quest for justice if you have lost your spouse to this insidious illness. VA smugly tells us that our claims die with us if unadjudicated. This case says otherwise. Best of Luck to all whose spouses gave their all. God Bless you.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/Files4/0833395.txt

This is a great case. Vet joins Army. Vet gets hep right before going to RVN. Goes to RVN and gets hosed when Buddy gets blown away right beside him. Vet gets bad case of PTSD. Vet discovers the joy of Opium and Buds. Vet starts smoking H. Vet comes home with raging habit from PTSD. Vet discovers Hep in 2002. VA immediately starts down the IVDU warpath and blames it all on willful misconduct and infectious hepatitis. Big problem- Vet only has viral hep(B) and the big C. After 5 years of running him around in circles, VA caves in and grants the SC for hep. But by God, do you think they are gonna give him that SC for drug addiction. No way, dude. Absolutely not.

http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/Files2/0811803.txt

I gotta hand it to those boys down at VVA. They have some sharp SOs working for them. I see more hep claims approved statistically by Vietnam Veterans of America than any other VSO outfit defending Vets. If you really must use one, I would suggest them, and only them. But I still would supervise the bejesus out of him/her. Nobody’s perfect at this business and 2 heads are better than one.

This is rather sad BVA Appeal in that the Vet could have won this hands down if he had shown up for his C&P/ QTC exam to ascertain the etiology of the psychiatric complaint. He had a valid claim, but he failed to show numerous times to prove it. VA will rate with what you give them, but they get very irritated and tend to believe that maybe your just don’t sufficiently give a shit about your claim if you can’t be bothered to defend it. They went to great lengths to provide him with an opportunity to prove it and he told them via his indifference to get lost and do the rating. That’s exactly what they handed him. He got lazy towards the end and started forging his records which was really dumb. VA keeps records of everything about you and if you cheat, you will get busted. He did. I’m surprised they didn’t give him a all expenses paid Vacation to Ft. Leavenworth for 5 years for attempting to cheat the Govt. He was lucky in that respect, but not so with the claim. We deleted about 75 % of the Legalspeak to get to the meat of the claim. Read on…

http://www.va.gov/vetapp08/Files4/0829233.txt