Thursday, January 31, 2008

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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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

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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Friday, January 25, 2008

I am Still Frustrated With the VA!

When I first started this blog I was planning on detailing how I went about getting the rating that I believe that I deserve from the VA. So far, all I have been able to do is document how frustrated I am with the fact that I can't get those fracking assholes to do anything that I ask them to! I still don't have the medical records that I requested back in June or July! I still haven't been paid for that increase in rating on my back awarded over a year ago! So far, nothing I have done has worked to get those fracking assholes to pay me! Even contacting my congressman has produced no results so far! They know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they owe me and yet they keep stalling when it comes to actually paying me! I still don't know why those fracking assholes refuse to pay me! The last response that I got from the Appeals Management Center in DC was along the lines of, we got your application for benefits but we are too busy to process it. We are still deciding if we need more information to make a decision on your claim! I sent those idiots written proof that they owe me over 4 years back pay. Why are they still refusing to pay me?!?! I truly hope that someday I can put a success story on this blog! The other day I estimated that they currently owe me $9,880 in back pay! This is just an estimate based on a difference in pay of $190 per month. I don't know that actual pay differential for the past 4 years so all I can do is estimate it. By my figures, I will be owed over $10,000 in back pay by the time that I finally receive it! What truly sucks is that the VA is getting an interest free loan from me that I did not authorize! I am the one that needs an interest free loan! If it was me owing them over $9,000 and refusing to pay they would hit me with all kinds of interest and penalties! They would have the IRS or some collection agency after me! Why can't I do the same to them! It is simply not fair!

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

I Heard From Adam Putnam's Office Today

Pam Fuller called me back earlier today. She works for congressman Adam Putnam and she sent a form for me to fill out. I have done that and will fax it back to her tomorrow. She promised to do an inquiry, whatever that means. I tried to make it clear to her that I need for someone to light a fire in someone's pants at the VA in order to get them to do their jobs! Now, I just have to wait and see if this actually does any good or if I am going to waste my time and money sending this fax.

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I Contacted Adam Putnam's Office Today

I called congressman Adam Putnam's office in Bartow, FL. today and briefly spoke to some woman on the telephone. She told me that some other woman handles VA issues and that that woman would call me back. So far, she hasn't. I was told the same thing by Gus Bilirakus' office and no one ever called me back. So far, I have asked 3 different politicians for help with this problem and I have yet to get anyone to actually do anything about it! We'll see if this woman actually does call me back from Adam Putnam's office.

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