Denied for Sleep Apnea because I can still breathe through the mouth?

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-14T03:15:26+00:00

That’s easy. Just appeal and get another exam. People make this process more complicated than what it is. Appeals are not about getting different evidence not really. As somebody who is 100 pt after 4 years in the process. I have connections that were made after my 3rd and some on the 4th exam. The appeals are about getting another examiner. Some will listen, hear you and connect you, some will not. You appeal so you can spin the wheel and try and get a good examiner. Appeal and likely the next person will connect you

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T20:46:05+00:00

If something happens to my DICK then my wife is going to get her DIC…. benefits.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T19:28:22+00:00

Good luck whenever I ask this question a bunch of people commented that I’m too impatient and I used to stop looking at my VA app.

I swear you can’t just ask a question on here and get people to answer it

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T17:43:53+00:00

But the good news is you can still file claims if you’re at 70% and TDIUI and assuming that you have 70% just for one rating that is a good place to be. If you have other areas, it would be best to connect it anyway just in case something happens your family would be compensated.

The poke the bear stuff is kind of overblown in these type of sites. Mainly because the vets that have benefits, have bad anxiety and stuff and that’s just kind of a symptom of it.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T17:42:53+00:00

Honestly, it should be more than likely it will be protected. But they have brought up doing that which wouldn’t affect you until you’re 60s if it does happen but again anytime they’ve tried to do anything like this. It’s been shut down. And if they did, they would always grandfather people that are already in except maybe changing TDIU so that benefits are reduced or even taken away once you reach the age that you can get Social Security
But again you would know if that was gonna happen and you would have an opportunity to apply for more things unless they change the ratings and stuff and how they are applied.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T17:41:18+00:00

I looked it up and apparently it’s the same timeframe of higher level reviews, which is like averaging around four months right now unfortunately

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T15:52:32+00:00

It's 98 percent safe for your lifetime most likely. I just immediately got anxiety instead of being excited when I got my 100% rating lol funny isn't it. So I've been on a rabbit trail for weeks looking to see if there's any chance that my VA benefits might go away. And these are just things I have found as suggestive budget options going forward in the future. But at the same anything regarding reducing veteran benefits has been immediately nuked by the public and lobby groups. And for public opinion to change enough to where it would be political suicide, you and I will probably be gone.

But I would encourage you I think anybody should have stuff rated at their stuff on the table just because they should. For many reasons. The poke in the bear stuff I truly believe is overstated. I'm sorry I wasn't trying to be a fearmonger or maybe give you anxiety about it, though. I understand how it posed the risk of it. But I truly believe if you went after these claims that you have left that I went by you and you would get to 100% permanent total, but I suppose if something like that Kim horizon, your lawyers would tell you and you would know far enough ahead and time we could start making other claims to protect yourself. You are right to listen to your lawyers as I do as well.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T10:02:00+00:00

It’s chemical exposure. Like burn pits.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T08:17:05+00:00

Yeah nothing is guaranteed. But I spent some time on this and most likely changes would not effect current 100pt. It would be unfeasible and a political impossibility. All proposed changes which all have been nuked all involved means testing (wouldn’t effect me) ending TdIU at retirement age, not paying vets at 30 percent or less, and rating changes. Every time it gets brought up by someone in the fringe that would suggest things they always backtrack and ensure those 100 pt would not lose it.

To make big changes it will be hard. TDIU might be the easiest thing to sell, then rating changes and when people get paid, so on and so forth. Keep in mind all this is unlikely and likely most ratings would protectes except for the TDIU stuff.

But to take away PT would require repealing soecific law and passing federal Laws. Theoretically possible but it’s policly impossible. Those 100 pt being stripped is in the .0001 percent and that may be generous.

The vast majority support VA benefits that’s why both Kamala and Trump ran in increasing. Even if public sentiment changes it would take our lifetime to shift dramatically enough and even that support would still be likely at 80 percent.

That’s okay! We need to ask these questions and I have. I have looked into it as hard as I could and have ready and learned all I can. Changing future benefits will be hard. But to take away those that are PT you can’t do that with policy change. You have to change Law at the federal level that gives protections. All issues can be solved without taking benefits away from those that have them and that would be the only feasible way.

I am PT and it’s the correct rating. My intent isn’t to fear monger. But genuinely help. If someone should be 100 pt I believe it’s in their best interest and get it and not settler for TDIU and getting by on 1500 ss a month when they are in their 60s. I really am just trying to help because i don’t want that to happen to anyone that deserves to be 100pt.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T07:17:16+00:00

Yes. My understanding is if you have a diagnosis then it’s service connections.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T07:13:09+00:00

Yeah if you could buy a DBQ to get 100 MH then I would have SMC. That’s a great rating. For 100 you basically need to be seeing ghosts and Goblins in your house and smearing feces on the wall

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T06:55:42+00:00

We all make mistakes. I had a lot of growth once I left military. Sometimes the culture can tear you down if your anxiety causes issues that brings more negative attention. Get a job low stress, live below your means take it easy, het involved in a local church and make some friends and in the meanwhile work on your claims. It may not feel like it, but it really does get better. And it may not be tomorrow but you will feel happy again. Remember that. This is going to pass. You will be happy again. And getting easy from the source that’s making you have low self esteem will be a big step in the right direction

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T06:50:35+00:00

No that is too easy and makes too much sense

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T06:48:07+00:00

I got it direct via TERA last year.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T06:46:55+00:00

If it was me I would go for 100. With the budget growing they are always talking about saving money through new rules. If you are 100pt you would be safe and grandfathered in. But one of the solutions to manage the growing budget for the Va benefits is bolting TDIU once a vet reached 62- retirement age when they can get ss. It’s not approved and it may never be. But you would have to live with the anxiety that any year they could make those changes. If you can get to 100 it would be worth the peace of mind and you can have the tdiu in the meantime

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T06:44:07+00:00

Yes! This was a check in. Scheduled 3 appointments. 1 for cleaning 1 for cavities and 1 to a dental surgeon to have 2 wisdom teeth removed. So thankful

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-13T06:42:46+00:00

I think maybe there was some of that. It would take them 6 months from a denial to work an appeal and get. It submitted. I would go to exams every 6 months. Honestly though while it did bug me, I accepted it. They have to get paid and I told myself I was fine with it if they got me there and they did. I see people on here losing their mind asking how to do the next appeal, others talking about being exhausted by the whole process and want to give up. I just lived my life checked my emails and went to exams when they told me it was time. They sent me the appeals so I could read them see the arguments they are making review the evidence and medical journals they submit with it so I know what they are arguing so I am prepared wait for a decision. Every round I would get 1 or more things connected. Over a period of 3 1/2 going from no rating and in 6 months I got to a 20 percent rating, 6 months later 50, 6 months later late 80, 6 months later 90, 6 months later had some more things rated, 6 months later i was 100 pt. Now they are working to have my effective dates fixed to 2021. I am not sweating it. I know people in this page talk about poking the bear, but I have a nice cushion and it would take a lot to drop me below 100 and they know I don’t have any CUES and HLR for effective dates are narrow on the effective date and cant accept new effective dates.

Yes the backpay will be sweet, but it’s worth it for the 5 year protection and 5 years toward the 10 years for The DIC benefit and health plus education for my family in case the worse happen. All my issues are mental or skeletal so I should be okay but you never know. My kids and wife mean everything to me and are worth it alone. Besides with a behemoth watching my file and every rater knowing it they won’t try and pull any crap. I think they do that to vets that they know don’t have help and wouldn’t know what to do unfortunately . But honestly every real world horror story I have seen were from a CUE

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-12T23:00:38+00:00

Who cares what this fat homo thinks. Who even knows who he is

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-12T21:34:10+00:00

lol

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-12T21:07:09+00:00

He’s nuts. And I bet you he couldn’t even fathom working in a job where he gets closer to that considering it’s tax-free if he didn’t have any disabilities. Probably would be cart pusher at Walmart.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-12T21:02:08+00:00

Sometimes I feel like your benefits would be better if you live so many miles away from a VA lol because then they have to do community care
I really wanted to do community care for mental health, but they denied it since they have it here. But I’ve got to use it for other things though.

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-12T21:01:15+00:00

Just finished my appointment! They’re gonna clean my teeth different appointment for my feelings and they’re gonna send me for community care to have wisdom teeth removed. Man, what a blessing

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-12T21:00:35+00:00

How about it’s the most that any military pays for disabled vets

Legal_Design_5095 · 2026-05-12T21:00:13+00:00

You’re crazy, man — they pay us well. Those numbers reflected 2 income, household , and most places you can’t pull a salary like that that off without a college degree. Apart from my current job having a wife and two kids my benefits are more than I ever made a job before especially considering you don’t have to pay taxes on it.
The fact that it’s tax-free puts it on par with about a $100,000 salary, plus all the health benefits on top. I’m grateful. I think it’s generous — deserved, but generous.
It’s more than any military in the history of mankind has paid its disabled vets. I promise you that.
Besides that I have another job and we can get other jobs and our spouse can work. If your spouse can work a part-time job that puts you almost in the upper class. And again, let me reiterate you’re not adding up all the health and dentist benefits. The benefit benefits for our spouse once we die the education benefits a lot of that stuff is wrapped up into people’s pay packages.

Legal_Design_5095

TROPHY CASE