The Service Connection Section - Military Veterans come in here to find help getting your Service Connected Disability Rating increased

[godofwine]

I suffered in silence for a long God damn time. I have cried, I have contemplated suicide, but have never attempted.

Not because Of God, or any other reason but a chance meeting With a woman who told me That a lot of people Attempt suicide and fail It ended up worse off than they were when they started. She told me a business man who did a swan dive off of a Ten story building and survived And is now quadriplegic

This led me on a journey to tell people to give tomorrow a chance because if I would have given up 10 years ago when I was really going through it I wouldn't have never seen the strong person who's here today.

Yesterday I met a woman who was raped when she was on active duty and they told her that it's not service connected, and all she's been through is not service connected.

In attempt to get this woman a hundred percent I thought about all the other vets I've met. I think about the guy I met on here who helped me get to 90% by informing me that I had PTSD when I never even considered it.

So let's help each other. If you are a rater or have connections with people who can help these veterans get their ratings increased, Step Up. Let's do this.



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[theart0f69]

Damn good post. I'm anxious to see what becomes of it.

 

[godofwine]

I just spoke with a woman who used to write ratings for a living. For people who suffered sexual assault whike on active duty, you need two or three buddy statements to start, and a PTSD evaluation from outside the VA.

That will get the ball rolling on your disability rating increase

 

[Shadow]

Lot of good points. I will help out as I can.

Also for those who may need this; PTSD can be from anything traumatic. A lot of people talk themselves out of a PTSD screening thinking they’re not eligible for some reason.

I get 50% for PTSD without really discussing anything AFTER 9/11. The stress of military service alone can leave you with things that a professional will tell you are not normal. The combat situation is one thing, how you cope with it years after your service is what the professionals want to know.

You are probably NOT okay.

Thanks for posting this, GOW.

 

[tonescrilla]

This should be an interesting thread. One thing I think most of us are eligible for is 10% due to PFB (razor bumps). Anyone who worked around machinery or was a grunt should also look into claiming that they have suffered hearing loss as well

 

[mailboxpimp]

I suffered in silence for a long God damn time. I have cried, I have contemplated suicide, but have never attempted.

Not because Of God, or any other reason but a chance meeting With a woman who told me That a lot of people Attempt suicide and fail It ended up worse off than they were when they started. She told me a business man who did a swan dive off of a Ten story building and survived And is now quadriplegic

This led me on a journey to tell people to give tomorrow a chance because if I would have given up 10 years ago when I was really going through it I wouldn't have never seen the strong person who's here today.

Yesterday I met a woman who was raped when she was on active duty and they told her that it's not service connected, and all she's been through is not service connected.

In attempt to get this woman a hundred percent I thought about all the other vets I've met. I think about the guy I met on here who helped me get to 90% by informing me that I had PTSD when I never even considered it.

So let's help each other. If you are a rater or have connections with people who can help these veterans get their ratings increased, Step Up. Let's do this.



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sorry to hear about ya depression & thoughts of suicide. I think a lot of us here entertained the thought. You have to have a particular level of emotional maturity to be able to admit you are fucked up in the head & need help. Then getting the help you want / need can be challenging. you can't tell the counselor/ therapist/ psychiatrist you think about hurting people and or yourself. they will lock ya ass up for @ least 48 hrs. aint no telling what they do to you.

this is exactly why we NEED a mental/physical health forum....
he have movies, music, pirated software, pirated certification programs, porn, books, a thread for dead black people, how to start a business shit...... but not the other real shit we need. We have vets, divorced mufukkaz, real nerds, single fathers, married men/women, single mothers, state/ city employees, business owners, musicians, teachers, hospital workers, law enforcement, & digital hustlers..... all have health & mental health issues that need to be addressed. there should be a list of doctors /counselors - therapist/dentists /lawyers to fuk with & not to fuk wit & reasons why.

Get some money back for the referral.
we haven't tapped into any of the real economic resources this place has. A few people fuk wit each other here & there.Thats not a solid net wThere should also be some sort of Page/thread that gets a sticky because each post is a detailed description of what the person does, how they do it & how much they charge... among other things.

 

[Mask]

It’s crazy how things work.

I’m sitting here talking to moms about a business venture, that’s being started.

Home health care geared to VA clients or vets….(however it’s labeled)

My sister runs one in GA. She’s expended the company (over the last year )from 20 to near 100 clients.
One day she realized how much the of the business the owner don’t know vs his profits….which led her to realization she can do this her self.

So that’s where she’s at, getting the paperwork straight…

Theres more money connected to home health programs in GA. I tried to convince them to get the money, fuck all that… we know people here and this and that…


You gonna have the same issues, when dealing with people, so please get as much money as you can…


Anyway, sorry for running my mouf…. Great thread topic…

 

[godofwine]

It’s crazy how things work.

I’m sitting here talking to moms about a business venture, that’s being started.

Home health care geared to VA clients or vets….(however it’s labeled)

My sister runs one in GA. She’s expended the company (over the last year )from 20 to near 100 clients.
One day she realized how much the of the business the owner don’t know vs his profits….which led her to realization she can do this her self.

So that’s where she’s at, getting the paperwork straight…

Theres more money connected to home health programs in GA. I tried to convince them to get the money, fuck all that… we know people here and this and that…


You gonna have the same issues, when dealing with people, so please get as much money as you can…


Anyway, sorry for running my mouf…. Great thread topic…

If we can help people then it'll be a great thread. That's the plan.

 

[HeathCliff]

Although I'm 100%, I got 30% for "Undisclosed Anxiety Disorder" out of nowhere. All I did was tell them I was deployed to Iraq and when I got home I found myself getting angry over the smallest things. They didn't require proof or medical evaluation or nothing

 

[HeathCliff]

So let's help each other. If you are a rater or have connections with people who can help these veterans get their ratings increased, Step Up. Let's do this.

The only advice I can give is don't try to do it on your own. Use one of the free veterans agencies like the DAV who helped me get my 100%. They practically did everything. It was seamless. I felt like I owed them something. lol

 

[The Plutonian]

I just spoke with a woman who used to write ratings for a living. For people who suffered sexual assault whike on active duty, you need two or three buddy statements to start, and a PTSD evaluation from outside the VA.

That will get the ball rolling on your disability rating increase

This is true. It's labeled as MST (Military Sexual Trauma) and you will get benefit of the doubt.

 

[The Plutonian]

The only advice I can give is don't try to do it on your own. Use one of the free veterans agencies like the DAV who helped me get my 100%. They practically did everything. It was seamless. I felt like I owed them something. lol

Not true bro.

 

[The Plutonian]

Although I'm 100%, I got 30% for "Undisclosed Anxiety Disorder" out of nowhere. All I did was tell them I was deployed to Iraq and when I got home I found myself getting angry over the smallest things. They didn't require proof or medical evaluation or nothing

PTSD is better however the 38 CFR rating system can mirror it.

 

[The Plutonian]

I suffered in silence for a long God damn time. I have cried, I have contemplated suicide, but have never attempted.

Not because Of God, or any other reason but a chance meeting With a woman who told me That a lot of people Attempt suicide and fail It ended up worse off than they were when they started. She told me a business man who did a swan dive off of a Ten story building and survived And is now quadriplegic

This led me on a journey to tell people to give tomorrow a chance because if I would have given up 10 years ago when I was really going through it I wouldn't have never seen the strong person who's here today.

Yesterday I met a woman who was raped when she was on active duty and they told her that it's not service connected, and all she's been through is not service connected.

In attempt to get this woman a hundred percent I thought about all the other vets I've met. I think about the guy I met on here who helped me get to 90% by informing me that I had PTSD when I never even considered it.

So let's help each other. If you are a rater or have connections with people who can help these veterans get their ratings increased, Step Up. Let's do this.



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I stand ready to assist as needed.

 

[Mask]

If we can help people then it'll be a great thread. That's the plan.

Definitely, will keep y’all updated along with getting info from y’all

 

[godofwine]

Not true bro.

Not true in every case. The DAV folks in Cleveland were lazy as fuck. My guess is, the smaller the city or area, the less busy the DAV are so they perform better. In a busy City like cleveland, they are overworked and half ass it because they don't have to work hard or don't want to.

I ended up having to pay Trajector Medical (a last ditch option IMO) to get me from 10% to 70%.

The problem with Trajector Medical is you owe them 5 months of what you weren't getting. So, since they got me a $1000 bump, they wanted $5000, but they agreed to $4000.

ANOTHER problem is, they went back into my record after I did the leg work to go from 70% to 90% on my own talking about, "You owe us more money"

The fuck I do. I did this work on my own. They Still send me bills.and I tell them to kick fucking rocks.

 

[The Plutonian]

Not true in every case. The DAV folks in Cleveland were lazy as fuck. My guess is, the smaller the city or area, the less busy the DAV are so they perform better. In a busy City like cleveland, they are overworked and half ass it because they don't have to work hard or don't want to.

I ended up having to pay Trajector Medical (a last ditch option IMO) to get me from 10% to 70%.

The problem with Trajector Medical is you owe them 5 months of what you weren't getting. So, since they got me a $1000 bump, they wanted $5000, but they agreed to $4000.

ANOTHER problem is, they went back into my record after I did the leg work to go from 70% to 90% on my own talking about, "You owe us more money"

The fuck I do. I did this work on my own. They Still send me bills.and I tell them to kick fucking rocks.

Man don't ever do this again. Any vet in same situation don't do this please. Them MFs are crooks!

 

[deewoo]

Not true in every case. The DAV folks in Cleveland were lazy as fuck. My guess is, the smaller the city or area, the less busy the DAV are so they perform better. In a busy City like cleveland, they are overworked and half ass it because they don't have to work hard or don't want to.

I ended up having to pay Trajector Medical (a last ditch option IMO) to get me from 10% to 70%.

The problem with Trajector Medical is you owe them 5 months of what you weren't getting. So, since they got me a $1000 bump, they wanted $5000, but they agreed to $4000.

ANOTHER problem is, they went back into my record after I did the leg work to go from 70% to 90% on my own talking about, "You owe us more money"

The fuck I do. I did this work on my own. They Still send me bills.and I tell them to kick fucking rocks.

VA Claims Insider does the same thing. Would not recommend.

 

[godofwine]

Man don't ever do this again. Any vet in same situation don't do this please. Them MFs are crooks!

That's why we're here now. To fix folks for the future. So no one else makes the mistakes we did

 

[Shadow]

Man don't ever do this again. Any vet in same situation don't do this please. Them MFs are crooks!

Anyone that has built an official business off this is shady. Like predatory lending type shady.

We all know people through our service who do this as a side hustle and charge WAY less than that. Your DAV, VFW or even Frats/Lodges can help you find those people and get the claim done right. May take longer but saves time and money.

 

[SamSneed]

10% for ears, I ran that bitch up

Higher lvl review for like 5months

 

[ORIGINAL NATION]

I suffered in silence for a long God damn time. I have cried, I have contemplated suicide, but have never attempted.

Not because Of God, or any other reason but a chance meeting With a woman who told me That a lot of people Attempt suicide and fail It ended up worse off than they were when they started. She told me a business man who did a swan dive off of a Ten story building and survived And is now quadriplegic

This led me on a journey to tell people to give tomorrow a chance because if I would have given up 10 years ago when I was really going through it I wouldn't have never seen the strong person who's here today.

Yesterday I met a woman who was raped when she was on active duty and they told her that it's not service connected, and all she's been through is not service connected.

In attempt to get this woman a hundred percent I thought about all the other vets I've met. I think about the guy I met on here who helped me get to 90% by informing me that I had PTSD when I never even considered it.

So let's help each other. If you are a rater or have connections with people who can help these veterans get their ratings increased, Step Up. Let's do this.



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Do they make you take classes if you file or get benefits for PTSD?

 

[SmoothD]

I got bumped from 30 to 80% after talking to a psychiatrist about witnessing a horrific plane crash at Fort Bragg.
To this day I still will not go to any military air shows.

 

[SmoothD]

Do they make you take classes if you file or get benefits for PTSD?

No, but you will be required to talk to a psychiatrist.
I did mine on a video call in my office at home.

 

[DixonBawls]

Thank you

 

[SmoothD]

Although I'm 100%, I got 30% for "Undisclosed Anxiety Disorder" out of nowhere. All I did was tell them I was deployed to Iraq and when I got home I found myself getting angry over the smallest things. They didn't require proof or medical evaluation or nothing

Anyone who deployed to Iraq should be 100%

 

[Shadow]

Do they make you take classes if you file or get benefits for PTSD?

I don’t do anything extra. Not required, though I have been considering the group sessions.

 

[Shadow]

Anyone who deployed to Iraq should be 100%

Not really, man. We appreciate the support but someone with 2 tours in the VBC as admin may not have experienced what you associate with Iraq. My wife is an example and got 100% from having a stroke in Iraq and the complications that resulted afterward. Never saw any shots fired (TICs) or experienced indirect that she can remember.

That doesn’t mean their service is less or that not deploying means you can’t get 100%. You have to ensure you go to the docs and get shit documented. A lot of things get %s that most people don’t think would.

 

[HeathCliff]

Not true bro.

It was for my case.

 

[HeathCliff]

Not true in every case. The DAV folks in Cleveland were lazy as fuck. My guess is, the smaller the city or area, the less busy the DAV are so they perform better. In a busy City like cleveland, they are overworked and half ass it because they don't have to work hard or don't want to.

I ended up having to pay Trajector Medical (a last ditch option IMO) to get me from 10% to 70%.

The problem with Trajector Medical is you owe them 5 months of what you weren't getting. So, since they got me a $1000 bump, they wanted $5000, but they agreed to $4000.

ANOTHER problem is, they went back into my record after I did the leg work to go from 70% to 90% on my own talking about, "You owe us more money"

The fuck I do. I did this work on my own. They Still send me bills.and I tell them to kick fucking rocks.

Damn that's fucked up you had to go through that. The DAV folks in El Segundo only asked me to email them some evidence that in my opinion was half baked and to fill out a form. 4 months later I got a doctor's appointment and six weeks later a check was deposited and then I got a letter from the VA.

But this was during COVID so I don't know if that had anything to do with how busy or easy it was at the time.

 

[woodchuck]

I'm still fighting them over my back issues. I was on a fucking tank for 4 years. My wife just got approved for 70%.

 

[woodchuck]

The only advice I can give is don't try to do it on your own. Use one of the free veterans agencies like the DAV who helped me get my 100%. They practically did everything. It was seamless. I felt like I owed them something. lol

DM me.

 

[godofwine]

Do they make you take classes if you file or get benefits for PTSD?

No. No classes are required, but the benefit is the increased disability percentage. And the numbers are funky. I was at 70%, I filed a claim for PTSD and my right ankle and I got bumped up to 90%. I don't know how those numbers work. I need more than just 10% that you would think you would need to get to 100%

 

[godofwine]

Damn that's fucked up you had to go through that. The DAV folks in El Segundo only asked me to email them some evidence that in my opinion was half baked and to fill out a form. 4 months later I got a doctor's appointment and six weeks later a check was deposited and then I got a letter from the VA.

But this was during COVID so I don't know if that had anything to do with how busy or easy it was at the time.

It is what it is. That's why I'm out here right now trying to get people to help they need. I want to see everybody I know get 100%. If these congressmen who ain't shit can get 80% pension after only a couple terms or so.

Getting every veteran $45,000 a year tax free (about what 100% disability is) isn't too much to ask

The benefits of being a member of Congress. Veterans don't get these benefits and half of these motherfuckers are getting rich off of policies they enact so fuck them. We deserve these benefits

https://www.axios.com/2017/12/15/the-perks-of-being-a-member-of-congress-1513307200

 

[joenavy]

No. No classes are required, but the benefit is the increased disability percentage. And the numbers are funky. I was at 70%, I filed a claim for PTSD and my right ankle and I got bumped up to 90%. I don't know how those numbers work. I need more than just 10% that you would think you would need to get to 100%

Yeah the numbers are definitely weird. I was sitting at 90% (really it was 94%) for 10 years before I understood how it works. Best to Google a VA benefits calculator and plug in all your disability numbers and that will tell you your exact number you ned to get to 100% My increase on my flat feet got me to 100 from 90.

But it's really all a game of numbers and matching what you tell them at the C&P exam to what the book definition is for each rating. Also each disability doesn't max out at 100%. Some may only max out at 30% so you'll need to know this when picking which disability to request an increase for. Then knowing what to say/do during each exam to ensure you get what rating you're going for.

I'll use PTSD for example since I saw a few fellas talking about that one here. That one breaks down in 0, 10, 30, 50, 70, 100 percentages. Then a site like this one (https://cck-law.com/blog/ptsd-rating-scale-explained/) and it will tell you basically what percentage each rating needs to be awarded. So If you are at 30% and you read the 50% requirements, you know what you need to say and do at the next exam to bump it up. You can do all this yourself if you line everything up and have a game plan. Where these places that help you file come in handy is if you don't have the disabilities in your record and need them service connected. They usually have doctors on hand that know how to write up the diagnostic to get you service connected. You'll need that and a few buddy/lay statements to solidify the claims. Once it's service connected, it's just increase requests until you get to 100%.

It's too much to type but I can answer questions here or DM if y'all need it. I'm not connected to the VA or anything but have been doing the disability thing for a while and can share what I know. Great thread GOW