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Good News
Recently, I got a letter from the VA Board of Veterans Appeals. It was a decision on some issues that I had appealed. They raised the service-connected rating on my right shoulder from 0% to 10%. I don't know the effective date for that yet so I have no idea how much back pay I am going to get for that. I also got service connection for my acne scars, my gastritis and my bipolar disorder. With all 3 of these I don't know the effective dates or the ratings for each one. When this is all sorted out I could be at 100% service connected. The back pay could end up being quite a bit! The issue of allergic rhinitis was remanded back to the regional office.
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Update on Medical Records
About a week ago I finally read the contents of the big envelope that I got from Congressman Adam Putnam's office. It contained some things that I completely forgot about. Much of the information in my files was useful to me in furthering my claim. However, they failed to send me what I specifically asked for, my C&P exams from June 2007. So I called his office and spoke to Pam Fuller and told her that I still need those records. She said that she would inform the person that is handling this. So, I am still waiting for those records.
I also sent a letter to the VA Appeals Management Center telling them that they had overlooked a great deal of evidence in my favor when making prior decisions concerning my claim. I hope that they actually read my letter and verify my information. That
should lead to an increase in my service-connected rating.
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Contents of the Envelope
I got a large envelope from Congressman Adam Putnam's office about a week ago. I just opened it yesterday. It had some of my medical records going back to the 1970's when I was stationed at Ft. Carson. I found some useful stuff there that I pointed out to the VA in the letter that I am going to mail to them tomorrow. However, they did not send me what I specifically asked for! That was the C & P exams from June of 2007. I will have to contact his office again and make it quite clear that I still need those records. Unfortunately, I deleted the emails that I got from his office prior to opening that envelope. I will have to call his office again to request those particular records.
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I Got My Medical Records
A couple of days ago I got a really think envelope from Congressman Adam Putnam's office. I haven't opened it yet, but I am pretty sure that it is all of the medical records that I requested back in June of 2007! It is unfortunate that I had to get my congressman involved in order to get them from the VA! After I have gone through them I will send a reply to the VA about the issues that are going back to the BVA. I can say this much, I am really tired of being screwed over by the VA when it comes to getting problems that started when I was in the service rated as service connected!
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Good News At Last!
I went into my online bank account and noticed a large deposit from the VA. They
finally paid me for that increase in rating on my back! Hurray! Now I can get on with my life! Now all that is left for me to do is to get my medical records from last June and then to try to convince the VA to grant service connection to the problems that started when I was in the service!
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I Heard From The AMC Today
I got 2 packages from the Appeals Management Center today. Both packages were bad news. They basically said that I was
not going to get an increase in rating for my right shoulder problem, even though x-rays are showing arthritis in my right A/C joint! They are denying service connection for facial acne because I can't prove that it started in the Air Force. They are admitting that I have GERD (acid reflux) and some psychiatric problems, but they deny that both are service connected. I currently have a 10% disability rating for tinnitus (ringing in both of my ears) and they will not increase it above that level unless I can prove to their satisfaction that the problem can be heard by someone else or that it is causing some major problems in my life. Basically, the doctors that did the C&P exams in June of 2007 all screwed me! I
still haven't heard from them on that 20% rating I am
supposed to be getting on my back problem!
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