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| Jack Krohn |
| Posted on: January 12th, 2011, 6:28pm |
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I just got around to using my military medical benefits last February.
My private insurance just got too expensive and my medication co-pay was ridiculous.
To know: the HiepDuc & QueSon valleys were sprayed with agent orange.
As I went through the process of getting my VA card, initial physical exam etc. I told them that I had had a heart attack back in 2004. They put in two stints to correct my problem.
There was some discussion that the VA may be considering disability of heart conditions from exposure to agent orange.
Last month the VA had me go to an independent clinic for evaluation. I took my medical info from my heart attack/stints with me to the evaluation physical.
I just got my letter from the VA. They have awarded me 30% disability for my heart condition/stints retro back to May 2010.
If you have a heart condition fill out the paperwork. If you qualify that's another 30% disability for just that condition. |
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| MartyOdette |
| Posted on: January 12th, 2011, 8:13pm |
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| Jack, I also had much the same experience and in Apr 2010 applied through the Service Officer for service connected with Agent Orange. I had a MI with 2 stents and a Mets level of 3-5 getting a 60% rating with some retro back to july 2003. I recommend that anyone with heart issues contact the VA. There are also many cancers that are inclued with Agent Orange exposure. |
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: January 12th, 2011, 8:34pm |
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| Jack and Marty, thanks for the info. I hadn't heard anything regarding heart conditions. This could help a lot of our guys. Thanks again. |
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| allenmarmar@earthlink.net |
| Posted on: January 15th, 2011, 2:53pm |
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| al Chlupacek- 3/82 arty. headquarters, yes heart issues, you have to in country. My VFW 1954 comdr. had 50% other issues, and he had a pacemaker in him applied to the heart issue, about 6 month he got a 100% with back pay. My brotherinlaw, two months ago applied for his heart problem,and is a 100% with a total other problems. I'am nothwest Indiana. Was in Veitnam 66-67 one of the boat people.The VA is really helping us now, after 4o plus years. |
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: January 15th, 2011, 6:59pm |
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When dealing with the VA, never let up. That is with the initial contact with the bureaucracy especially. You are dealing with the local officials of a huge national chain of command. Often the local people are loose cannons and interpreting policy very differently than the folks in the same positions in your neighborning states. Key to your future health care is a very serious consideration and you should definitely discuss it with your peers.
There are people in the evaluation who make a lot of money and/or feel a surge of power through denial of service. Do NOT deal with your intake by yourself! Get a knowledgeable Service Officer who is well versed in the VA tangles to represent you. Even then, some SO's are A+ and some are SO..... B's. I went through three of them in four years and finally encountered one that actually worked my file. The others were too busy with golf and power lunches or just sitting around BS'ing.
If you do hook up with an SO that doesn't seem to be working, get away! Evaluate them and fire them before a year elapses because your case will expire and you will start from day zero again. Your case will be continuous if you fire them in under a year.
A very dear friend of my son married a girl who'se father lost a lung in Vietnam. The VA magnaminously awarded him 10% in the 1980's. He struggled with them and they finally bumped him to 30% before he died of congestive heart failure about ten years ago. His family, at my urging, is still fighting the VA for the screwing and it looks like they will win. I wonder who got the bonus for saving all that disability for the VA. |
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| Gregory B Peters |
| Posted on: January 27th, 2011, 12:40am |
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Hey all, I got this from a buddy.
Burdette Burkhart
Department Adjutant
Nebraska American Legion
WARNING TO VETERANS
Forwarded by Kevin Secor, VSO Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
An organization called Veterans Affairs Services (VAS) is providing benefit and general information on VA and gathering personal information on veterans. This organization is not affiliated with VA in any way
[Websites with the name "vaservices" immediately after the "www" ARE NOT part of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the US Government agency. D o not go to them or if approached or called, do not offer them any information concerning yourself or data on other veterans.
Keep in mind that the real VA website ends in .gov. Also, be aware that the Department of Veterans Affairs does not randomly call veterans, nor does it ask veterans for information which it does not already have--like Social Security Numbers. In particular, if you have not dealt with the VA previously--and in person--and all of a sudden, you receive a call from someone saying they are with the VA or something similar sounding, hang up the phone. Also, do not respond to emails which suggest that they are from the VA. The VA never conducts official business nor asks for personal information by email. Mike]
VAS may be gaining access to military personnel through their close resemblance to the VA name and seal. Our Legal Counsel has request ed that we coordinate with DoD to inform military installations, particularly mobilization sites, of this group and their lack of affiliation or endorsement by VA to provide any services.
In addition, GC requests that if you have any examples of VAS acts that violate chapter 59 of Title 38 United States Code, such as VAS employees assisting veterans in the preparation and presentation of claims for benefits, please pass any additional information to Mr.Daugherty at the address below.
Michael G. Daugherty
Staff Attorney
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of General Counsel (022G2)
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
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| Teacher |
| Posted on: March 23rd, 2011, 1:58am |
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Was with B co. 2/1, Aug 70 - Aug71, Suffered ischemic heart attack in 06. Filed paperwork last Dec. and received phone call today telling me I received 60% disability rating. Sure hope someone wasn't scamming me. Still waiting on the hearing loss and PTSD claims.
Has not been the hassle I expected through VA. So my spirits are up about everything.
Thought I would at least let everyone know how fast my paper work went through.
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| Larry D Mcknight |
| Posted on: March 26th, 2011, 1:28am |
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| Got papers for fast track on ischemic heart desease this week for my doctor to sign off on. He states that I have the heart desease. I guess it is a waiting game now. Had to send a copy of my DD214 to prove I was in Vietnam, although been drawing disibility for 41 yrs for wounds received in Nam. Go figure. |
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: March 26th, 2011, 9:31pm |
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| Larry, best of luck in getting the additional benefits you deserve, and hopefully it will be fast tracked. |
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| Teacher |
| Posted on: April 12th, 2011, 2:36am |
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Got the official paperwork in the mail last week on my disability rating, while we where out of town. Did find out that I filed last August, so it took 7 months to run it through. Happened to check my bank account on line and found a deposit from the VA.
Now if we can get the PTSD and hearing loss straightened out........
Don |
Don Campbell B co. 2/1 8-70-8-71 |
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: April 12th, 2011, 2:26pm |
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| Teacher, good news and I'm glad to hear it. Good luck in getting your other claims approved. Its sad that veterans have to go through so much trouble to get only what they deserve. |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: April 13th, 2011, 4:47am |
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Got papers for fast track on ischemic heart desease this week for my doctor to sign off on. He states that I have the heart desease. I guess it is a waiting game now. Had to send a copy of my DD214 to prove I was in Vietnam, although been drawing disibility for 41 yrs for wounds received in Nam. Go figure. |
Larry , how does one know if they have an ischemic heart disease? the doctor listens to the heart or there are symptoms the patient can feel? or they hook you up to a machine?
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| Larry D Mcknight |
| Posted on: April 13th, 2011, 12:14pm |
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| Frenchie, in the latter of 2009 I felt like my heart was skipping beats and my blood pressure would go up. Had a stress test in Feb 2007 and another in Jan 2010, It was read by the same doctor, results was that I had had a heart attack between those times. After a couple more test, lower part of heart wasn't filling up with blood all the time. They can't do a cath or CT scan, because the iodine (salt) they use would shut down my only kidney. Results if I have chest pains, get to the emer. room. The doctor wrote on the fact sheet the VA sent that I have ischemic heart desease. Treatment now is blood thinner. |
Larry D. Mcknight
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| Teacher |
| Posted on: April 13th, 2011, 1:35pm |
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Frenchie:
When I asked my heart doctor just what an ischemic heart attack was. He told me that ischemic meant that there was a blocked or clogged artery to the heart. My left ventricular artery was blocked any repaired with a stent. Other blockage showed, but is being taken care of with medication. Once he told me that, that's when I filed my paperwork.
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| MartyOdette |
| Posted on: April 13th, 2011, 3:51pm |
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| Teacher, Glad to hear you got that claim going-no scam! Nice! and Larry, Get with a service officer, keep up with the paperwork and wait. Eventually they get back to you. Mine took 9 months. |
Marty Odette D 2/1 11B July 69-70 |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: April 13th, 2011, 5:16pm |
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| Larry, Don, Marty........thank you for the valuable information. I believe im in decent shape .. in spite of myself...lol |
Frenchie - Gilbert E Manasselian
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| mhalpin |
| Posted on: April 24th, 2011, 5:32pm |
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My son David has had IgA nephropathy (Bergers disease) for 20 years. With all of the spraying of Agent Orange and God knows what else on the Tay Ninh base camp and the jungles and forests of Tay Ninh Province, have any other children of 196ers gotten this kidney disease?
Mike Halpin
21 Schenck Avenue (Apt-2AD)
Great Neck, NY 11021
teachermike196@optonline.net 516-570-6377 |
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| DocMosher |
| Posted on: August 25th, 2011, 4:38pm |
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Frenchie,
I think that the only way they can tell if you have ischemic heart disease is to do an angiogram - where they put dye into your system and then scope it out.
I had a mild chest pain in June 2010 which went away within a minute. Then came back later that day and still lasted only about a minute. No pain radiating down my arm (typical for a heart attack) and no pain in my jaw. So as a precautionary measure, I took an asprin. That evening I was completely exhausted and the pain returned and didn't go away. So I had my wife drive me to the hospital (not a good idea if you live far from the hospital) and they did an angiogram then ended up with 2 stents. I had a 90% and a 99% blockage in the artery. They told me that this was ischemic heart disease.
I filed a claim with the VA in August 2010 and am still waiting on a decision.
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: August 26th, 2011, 1:38pm |
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Thanks for the info Doc.
I recently had an angiogram and i came out good. Im a happy camper.
I think the doctor called it "age appropriate" ....sounds like political double talk but it worked |
Frenchie - Gilbert E Manasselian
C 4/31 Feb 68 to Feb 69
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| Jim Gray |
| Posted on: August 27th, 2011, 10:45pm |
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I have not had health insurance in about 4 years.
I have filled out the paper work for the VA and was turned down classified #6? the first time i applied.
I have re-applied 2 more times and have never heard anything. Tha last application was 3 weeks ago.
Any suggestions?
Jim Gray
e-mail jimgray6768 @ yahoo.com |
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: August 27th, 2011, 11:54pm |
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| If you're classed as a six, then you have something in the works. Even an 8 gets bennies but has to pay some. |
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| Jim Gray |
| Posted on: September 1st, 2011, 9:57am |
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Yesterday i called our local Vet clinic. Talked to a very nice lady. Told her that i had not heard anything about my status.
I told her i was a Nam vet and she asked if i had done blood work. When i replied no she could not believe that i was never contacted. She immediately got me in touch with another person and i am now in the system for my first appointment to get tested for a variety of ailments.
So if you apply and do not hear anything call and talk to someone. |
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| Bill |
| Posted on: October 19th, 2011, 3:17pm |
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| I am presently drawing 10% for type 2 diabetis. Have applied for ischemic heart almost a year ago. Had triple by-pass in 1987 and pacemaker implanted in 2004. Claim was filed in FL initally at a reunion for VN veterans in Melbourne. Claim was sent to St Pete, FL; forwarded to Cleveland, ended up in Auburn, WA. Was later told by DAV in Cincinnati that it should have been filed in WVA and lastly talked to a DAV rep on October 6, 2011 and he indicated he would return to Cleveland on Oct 17 and check it out and give me a call. I received a call from WA in Feb 2011 that the heart claim could be forwarded to the board for decision and the remainder of my claim would be decided after I had a VA medical evaluation. This was all done in May 2011. Still no word on ANY PART OF THE CLAIM. Inquuires indicate it is travelling to all the different VA regional offices and haven't "caught-up" with each other. My question is simply....with the availability of computers and all the talk about "fast trac", why is it taking so long to marry everything up and make a decision? Bill -HHC 3/82 arty 66-67. |
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| Larry D Mcknight |
| Posted on: October 20th, 2011, 10:53am |
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| Bill, I filed for ischemic heart desease in Nov 2010, had my C&P in June 2011. Haven't heard anything yet. So much for Fast Track. Must just be another lie told by the VA. |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: October 20th, 2011, 12:39pm |
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have you called them or have you contacted a service rep to check on it? nothing happens fast...for my loss of hearing claim , it took many months and probably 4 hearing test (they couldnt find the other 3). In the end I now have 2 hearing aids and a 20% disability
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| Bill |
| Posted on: October 22nd, 2011, 8:34pm |
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| Thanks Larry and frenchie. To answer your question...YES! I have called numerous times and aI'm told it has not gone to the board for a decision, and that is all they say. Seems strange when I read the other day about 84,000 claims had been decided due to Agent Orange. They indicate the claim is in the Development Stage, meaning No Deceision has been made.. I agree Larry....Fast Trac or Track is a misnomer for sure. Thank you guys for your service in 4/31 and 2/1. I'm sure we sent a lot of steel your way in support of your operations. Glad we could assist. Bill 66-67 HHB 3/82 |
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| Frenchie |
| Posted on: October 22nd, 2011, 9:36pm |
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Quoted from Bill, posted October 22nd, 2011, 8:34pm at hereThanks Larry and frenchie. To answer your question...YES! I have called numerous times and aI'm told it has not gone to the board for a decision, and that is all they say. Seems strange when I read the other day about 84,000 claims had been decided due to Agent Orange. They indicate the claim is in the Development Stage, meaning No Deceision has been made.. I agree Larry....Fast Trac or Track is a misnomer for sure. Thank you guys for your service in 4/31 and 2/1. I'm sure we sent a lot of steel your way in support of your operations. Glad we could assist. Bill 66-67 HHB 3/82 |
We got LOT of help from the arty guys on West and Ross in May of 68...it landed where it was supposed to ... well done!!
I had filed a claim back in march of this year (i think) for my colon cancer. I had that problem back in 86(i was in my 40s at the time) and Friday i got their decision that it would not be approved. They basically want ME to proved there is a relationship between my being sprayed with agent orange and my having colon cancer back in 86. Monday im camping out at the VA Rep ive been talking to. I was not too confident of getting an approval because it is not on the list of illnesses and disease presumed to be caused by A.O.
not giving up yet.
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: October 23rd, 2011, 5:19pm |
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| Best of luck with it, Frenchie and do not give up. I don't understand VA. A.O. is such an insidious and harmful toxin that any type of cancer should be eligible for a claim to be approved. Bill, Larry and all you guys with claims in the works for ages, keep the pressure on VA. I think all the talk from VA about fast trac and the 80,000+ claims that have been decided is all a bunch of BS. It seems nothing has really changed and that VA is still dragging their feet and making it as difficult as possible to get claims approvrd. I guess, from their point of view, their stratgy is working because every day there is less of us and in 20 years or so they won't have to worry about us pestering them, The Vietnam war always was very unpopular, and in spite of what a lot of people (not most Vietnam vets) think, it still is. We are still treated worse than any other group of vets. |
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| DocMosher |
| Posted on: October 24th, 2011, 10:56pm |
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Finally heard something from the VA - got a 60% disability for ischemic heart disease. Applied a year ago. And I've heard that here in Illinois, we have a one of the slowest responses times from the VA.
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| Larry D Mcknight |
| Posted on: October 25th, 2011, 11:26am |
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| Thanks for the info Doc. Mine will be a year the 1st of Nov. Maybe I will hear something soon. |
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| Bill |
| Posted on: October 25th, 2011, 12:42pm |
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| OK ONE AND ALL. iN THE MAIL YESTERDAY i RECEIVED THE NEWS i HAVE BEEN WAITING ON FOR MONTHS. VA HAS AWARDED 30% FOR ISCHEMIC HEART AND i HAVE BEEN DRAWING 10% FOR DIABETIS FOR A COUPLE YEARS. SO, NOW I AM AT 40 % RETRO ACTIVE TO JUNE 2006. bEING RETIRED I NOW HAVE TO WAIT FOR DEFENSE DEPT TO DETERMINE THE OFF-SET BETWEEN VA AND MILITARY RETIREMENT AND OR AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FROM DOD AS IT IS COMBAT RELATED -SERVICE CONNECTED. STAY THE COURSE; DON'T GIVE UP AND GOOD THINGS WILL COME OF THIS. KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH YOUR REPS AND AFTER 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR...YOU SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING. THE REPORT I RECEIVED YESTERDAY IS 25 PAGES LONG INCLUDING SOME BLANK FORMS FOR EDUCATION, TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT, DEPENDENTS, ETC. EACH AWARD IS INDIVIDULIZED SO IT IS NOT A "CANNED" RESPONSE. BEST TO ALL AND GOOD LUCK. |
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| Fletchw2zero |
| Posted on: October 25th, 2011, 2:52pm |
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| You won this skirmish. Don't let your guard down. Congratulations. |
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| DocMosher |
| Posted on: October 25th, 2011, 10:03pm |
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You absolutely won this round! You and Larry hang in there. With your Nov 1 anniversary approaching, I would imagine that you'll get notification soon!
-Doc
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| Bill |
| Posted on: October 26th, 2011, 12:57am |
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Thanks to all and good luck on the finalization of you claims. I appreciate your feedback and look forward to the responses on this forum. Great job and thanks for your perserverance.
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: October 26th, 2011, 5:13pm |
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| Doc & Bill, congratulations! It took way too long, but your perserverance paid off. Larry, hang in there and hopefully you'll get good news soon. |
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| Bob Kotch |
| Posted on: October 26th, 2011, 5:13pm |
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| Doc & Bill, congratulations! It took way too long, but your perserverance paid off. Larry, hang in there and hopefully you'll get good news soon. |
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| MartyOdette |
| Posted on: October 28th, 2011, 8:46pm |
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| Doc and Bill, Way to go!-takes a while but its worth it in the end. To the rest of you waiting-hang in there-someday soon you too will recieve what is due, we hope! |
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| Ralph Urrutia |
| Posted on: October 31st, 2011, 5:19am |
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Quoted from DocMosher, posted October 24th, 2011, 10:56pm at hereFinally heard something from the VA - got a 60% disability for ischemic heart disease. Applied a year ago. And I've heard that here in Illinois, we have a one of the slowest responses times from the VA.
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Doc what do you have ...stent or open heart to receive 60% I have 1 stent and they gave me 10 % |
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| Bill |
| Posted on: October 31st, 2011, 11:02pm |
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| Ralph...I had open heart w/3 grafts and a pacemaker and received 30%. Not sure how they arrive at the % level, but at least it's a recognition that it was service connected. That is a major plus. |
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| Larry D Mcknight |
| Posted on: November 2nd, 2011, 11:19pm |
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| Got my reward today for ischemic heart desease 10%. They said this wasn't their final decision. They would make it at a later date. Does everyone's letter state this? |
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| Bill |
| Posted on: November 4th, 2011, 3:03pm |
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Larry. Congrats in finally hearing and the 10%. Not sure about a decision coming later. Haven't heard that before but doesn't mean there won't be more coming. I still haven't heard on Tinnituis and Hearing loss claim I submitted along w/the heart, etc. so I am grateful the heart came thru at 30% and I'll bide my time till I hear on the remainder.
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| Bill |
| Posted on: April 1st, 2012, 11:37pm |
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OK! Since my last post in Nov 2011 I have this week received my award of an additional 10% (now 50%), for diabetis (10), eschemic heart (30) and tinnitus.(10) Hearing loss is considered service connected also, but 0% awarded?????. I am providing this as an update to Larry and other who have been waiting for some time for answers to their claims. Hang in there.
Bill
HHB 3/82 66=67 |
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| Larry D Mcknight |
| Posted on: April 5th, 2012, 11:06am |
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| Bill got my award for PTSD, but was not awarded for tinnitus. I worked in a coal mine and they said that was the cause of it. I filed an appeal. It is an uphill battle all the time with the VA. |
Larry D. Mcknight
B Co., HHC S-4 2/1
1965 to 1967 |
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| Bill |
| Posted on: April 7th, 2012, 8:28pm |
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Latest update: Just found out that although the VA awarded 10% for the tinitus it DID NOT increase my 40% for other awards to 50% as I stated earlier. After some investigation, I find (being retired military,) they still reduce my retired pay by the amount awarded by VA (it is tax exempt) but it is not an INCREASE in pay. After my investigation, I found that if you are at 50% or higher, and retired from the military, the VA AWARD is in addition to your retired pay, not subtracted from it. Also the 0% for hearing is considered AN AWARD with no compensation BUT STILL service connected. GO FIGURE. Also that statement said this is administered by DOD not VA, so Monday a call will be going to DFAS along w/a simple question....WHY?
Bill
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| Bill |
| Posted on: April 13th, 2012, 2:07pm |
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Update..I called DFAS on Monday and fiound that even though administered by DOD the VA is responsible for THIER portion and that DFAS cannot respond to any questions relating to VA. SO a call to VA is forthcoming in the next few days. I think I will appeal through DVA and let them handle this as my rep.
Bill
HHB 3/82 66-67 |
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| tdfowl |
| Posted on: May 15th, 2013, 1:43am |
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Today's date is 14 May 2013,
I received a 100 percent in 2000, after ten years of filing and evaluations
and physicals |
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| tdfowl |
| Posted on: May 15th, 2013, 1:46am |
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I then had a heart attack in 2004, but I guess I don't
need to put in for that other than to have it documented
as service connected. |
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| tdfowl |
| Posted on: May 15th, 2013, 1:48am |
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| I also had a double by-pass after the heart attack |
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| DocMosher |
| Posted on: May 15th, 2013, 1:11pm |
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Ralph,
Sorry to be so late getting back to you. I had 2 stents put in almost 3 years ago. 90% & 99% blockage. Since the doctor said that there was no heart attack and no heart damage, I thought that I'd have an increase of energy after the stents, but not so much. And I find it incredible that the VA does not have a cardio rehab program! |
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