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Open Question: How many military veterans know who to successfully work the VA's disability rating process? and more... Open Question: How many military veterans know who to successfully work the VA's disability rating process?Following is your answer based on experience. Request other vets working the system to provide input as well. This issue does not show up enough in this forum. Too many vets getting the short end of the VA stick. 1st: Any package for service connected disability submitted to the VA should be via your State's Veterans Service Department (not the Fed VA). Their Veteran Service Officers (VSO) are located in all 50 states and primarily located in major cities, but often travel to smaller cities and towns. The DAV has a great rep, but may be difficult to get face to face with VSO – a face to face is critical! The VFW and American Legion are hot and cold – depends on the size of the post and how well organized they are. 2nd: Use the VSOs because they know and talk the VA disability rating language and disability codes used by the VA. The VA raters follow the BOOK explicitly. Every document sent to the VA should go via the VSOs – they will have a record and will have proof of when your package was submitted so that you can receive back pay should the VA loses it (not unusual occurrence). 3rd. The VA often schedules the vet for a medical exam with a VA contracted physician (usually QTC, Inc). These physicians are usually foreign born with some English conversation problems and are usually internal medicine or general medicine. They are usually NOT specialists in the disability that you are claiming e.g. Not orthopedics, not psycharists (PTSD), not neurologists (TBI), no experience in cancer related illnesses (e.g. agent orange, gulf war syndrome), not OB/GYN (female vets). This means their diagnosis is often wrong or partially correct. This can result in a bad VA rating decision especially if the rating specialist ignores the military medical records. The VSOs can advise the vet concerning the QTC medical exams to ensure a fair, complete, and impartial exam report. 4th. If your claim is denied, totally or partially, you have the right to APPEAL. DO IT if you have the documentation (post military medical and/or med records). The VSO will help you do this and provide your best options. It is due 60 days from the date of the VA award letter (zero percent is considered an award). Miss the 60 days, you start all over in the process. 5th. If you do not have it, get a copy of your medical records at time of discharge or retirement. If you are already off active duty, send a request to the National Personnel Records Center using their form SF 180 (available from their website with detailed instructions - www.archive.gov/st.louis). LtCol, USMC-Retired Pass the word Error in question - should be "know how to work the VA's ..." Open Question: What are your opinions on a 17 year old dating a guy ten years older than her?I met a 27 yo guy last weekend at a party and I just got this weird feeling as though I was instantly attracted to him. We hit it off. He was so much fun to be around. He was a bit flirty but he wasn't touchy feely which is good. We were alone outside and we were talking and we ended up kissing. I felt fireworks. I said to him that if i'm just a bit of fun, then I would put things to an end there and then. He said that he is attracted to me and he said that he wasn't planning on hooking up with any girls that night. He also said he's only ever had 2 one night stands ever. Also, I was sitting on him and we were cuddling because it was freezing that night. He had his hands up my top at the back but even though he had a chance to touch my butt or boobs, he didn't. So that must go to show that he respects me yeah? He has a job, a car, his own place. So I think that's good that he can take care of himself. The age difference does bother me a bit but it doesn't turn me off of the idea of dating him. I would only date him if I felt as though the feelings for each other were serious, strong and if I could see a future with him. If it's just a crush or lust, i'm not going there. The thing that scares me is that i'm so young, I don't have the life experience that he has. I really want to travel but I think he wants to do that too because we were talking about places we'd like to visit. I don't fall for guys easily. I've only had one serious boyfriend and he broke my heart after 13 months. He was one year older and he wasn't mature when it came to sorting out problems with the relationship and other things. I am so sick of the immaturity of the guys aged 17 to 25. Open Question: Would you say this is a legitimate notes?Yahoo! 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Mail Service" Open Question: Is he just not into me or am i not seeing the big picture here...?i met a guy 4yrs ago n we became really good friends and we talked all the time and i actually thought he was going to ask me out.after about 3months i realised he wasnt and i started dating someone else and soon after a friend of his came and told me i had broken his heart cause he had wanted to ask me out.Anyway we remained friends and dated other peopleand two yrs later i moved to another country and surely i thought that was the end even though there had never been a real beginning. We kept in touch and he finally got the guts to tell me he had been crazy about me but he knew it was now too late.However i returned to my country for a visit this past september which makes it exactly 4yrs since i met him and we hung out when i was in the country but alas nothing again happened till i returned.Now my problem is this guy has led meon and i have fallen for him over the years even though i date other people and he keeps saying stuff that makes me think he is in love with me too but all of a sudden he shuts down and doesnt let me know where i stand..help me to understand is he not into me or wat coz its been 4yrs really and im sick of waiting and hurting when i know he is seeing someone else.how can i get over this particular guy??coz he surely isnt really interested in me since he wont go the extra mile to show it More Recent Articles |
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