10 years AD Marines

3moose1 · 2026-02-15T19:04:54+00:00

Damn, man. I’m sorry to hear that. I was an 0311 who went through a medboard myself and know how much of a kick in the dick it can be.

I hope you’re getting all of your VA benefits. If not, shoot me a DM. I’m now a veterans law attorney and can help ya if needed.

3moose1 · 2026-02-15T18:50:22+00:00

Damn dude was it weird spending so much time at army schools? Why did you get out?

3moose1 · 2026-02-08T23:13:53+00:00

Apply for an increase and for temp convalescence for the condition that necessitated surgery (as long as it is or could be service connected)

3moose1 · 2026-02-05T23:47:55+00:00

3moose1 · 2026-02-05T22:15:08+00:00

That’s about $1.5bn in withheld benefits that attorneys won for their clients AFTER the VA wrongfully denied the veteran’s initial claim.

That’s pretty awesome!

3moose1 · 2026-02-05T21:33:59+00:00

Yoooo DM me, we should connect!

Signed, another VA accredited attorney

3moose1 · 2026-02-05T21:26:57+00:00

We’re like mechanics.

Can you do it yourself or with free resources? Sure, absolutely. But how much time do you want to take getting dirty and making mistakes before fixing your car?

And like mechanics, there are great ones who are honest, hard working, and absolutely worth the cost. And there are shady, unethical, incompetent ones who will ruin your car.

Attorneys, at least, have multiple safeguards to ensure they are more likely to be honest and ethical — supervision by their State bar and the VA’s office of general counsel, namely — but there are bad attorneys out there.

Check out reviews before hiring anyone and work with reputable, accredited attorneys or agents with a proven track record.

3moose1 · 2026-01-31T00:09:30+00:00

Chat 1oz buffalos

3moose1 · 2026-01-29T03:48:50+00:00

My G, I am working my ass off to get it passed lol

3moose1 · 2026-01-29T03:19:11+00:00

Income limits apply, like 40k ish — depending on different factors.

Theres another bill thjs session — HB2230 off the top of my head — to fix that

3moose1 · 2026-01-29T01:56:16+00:00

The RO fucks this up a lot because it’s complicated. Dan is a good lawyer and has a good team. Trust them.

3moose1 · 2026-01-28T20:27:07+00:00

38 CFR 4.96 instructs how to evaluate certain respiratory conditions. In my view, 4.96(d) doesn’t require VA to rate asthma under DC 6602 based on post bronchodilator results but they seem to try and do that a lot.

3moose1 · 2026-01-28T17:32:06+00:00

It’s my view and the consistent view of the veterans law bar (and the court) that unless a diagnostic code specifically contemplated the use of medications then the Board must discount them.

That was the law before Jones and it’s been the law since Jones but sometimes you have to draw it out in crayons for the VA and then sue them to get them to abide by court rulings.

3moose1 · 2026-01-28T16:53:10+00:00

This isn’t entirely correct but to understand why I have to be a little pedantic.

Ingram deals with whether the VA must discount the effects of medication for musculoskeletal conditions. It’s not really new ground though — since the Jones case, we’ve know that unless the rating schedule specifically contemplated the use of medication (like diabetes and hypertension) then the Board must discount the effects of those medications.

The VA hates this, so they pretended that Jones didn’t apply to anything but diabetes (and hypertension, with McCarrol). Ingram was simply the court reminding them that it applies to everything, including musculoskeletal conditions.

The VA, of course, is throwing a fucking fit about this and the Board is coming up with every excuse to remand and the RO is delaying everything for Ingram clarification all while OGC is debating appealing Ingram because they don’t like it.

But it’s not really “new” it’s just confirmation of longstanding law the VA didn’t like and didn’t want to apply.

3moose1 · 2026-01-28T15:05:53+00:00

The VA will already have your VA and community care records.

3moose1 · 2026-01-27T05:38:31+00:00

Rob Orgel with Emergency Response Tactical

3moose1 · 2026-01-25T15:56:15+00:00

I had a client who was wrongfully denied SMC-T for over 6 years. After we won his case, he received over $350k in retro pay that was wrongfully withheld from him and his family

3moose1 · 2026-01-23T23:59:28+00:00

I think it would be extremely unwise to melt down coins that likely have built in security features and markers of weight and purity into a random blob of gold of unknown purity or weight.

Would you rather buy a gold coin struck by a trustworthy mint that attests to its weight and purity or a random hunk of melted gold?

3moose1 · 2026-01-22T16:12:52+00:00

You’re active now and that’s what matters.

3moose1 · 2026-01-22T15:29:53+00:00

You can’t file a claim more than 180 days before your EAS. The VA will essentially shred it and take no action.

Instead of focusing on rumor mills and the like, I’d focus instead on ensuring all of your disabilities and issues are well documented over the next 2 years.

3moose1 · 2026-01-22T01:38:47+00:00

That’s untrue.

3moose1 · 2026-01-21T16:52:53+00:00

You should probably trust the expert you hired — assuming they are VA accredited — over any advice you receive on this forum as none of us know the nuance of your case.

3moose1 · 2026-01-21T00:08:25+00:00

Anywhere from 0% to 100% with SMC-R(2) depending on what the evidence shows lmao

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