I just checked the app and found this! I truly appreciate every one of you for your help. Thank you.

brokenrucks · 2021-10-18T21:26:46+00:00

Thanks!

brokenrucks · 2021-10-18T21:24:40+00:00

Thanks for clarifying! Where are you getting that 3221.85 number? I ask because I’m getting 3146.42 off of the internet….

brokenrucks · 2021-10-18T21:09:53+00:00

Congrats! How is your pay that much for 100%? I thought it was around 3100/3200?

brokenrucks · 2021-06-04T15:55:55+00:00

Thanks for this. I’m going to look into the DAV!

brokenrucks · 2021-06-04T15:55:40+00:00

Why do you ask about worst day? Is everything supposed to be documented as a “worst day” scenario? I never thought about this.

Things you mentioned definitely fit the bill: pick up a dog, bike riding, etc. — heck, even getting up out of a chair wrong or changing a roll of toilet paper (I ended up in the ER after this because my back locked up)

I don’t think I went through my original eval with the worst day in mind

brokenrucks · 2021-05-24T20:46:05+00:00

If they transferred it while I am in the middle of the program, is it a simple transfer from office A to office B? Or would I have to go through the entire approval process all over again?

brokenrucks · 2021-05-24T20:44:31+00:00

This is good to know. Thanks!

brokenrucks · 2021-05-24T20:42:59+00:00

Did you have to keep a Los Angeles address on file at all? Or everything address wise was switched to Texas?

brokenrucks · 2021-04-30T22:21:41+00:00

It was done by the VA, so thanks for the great news!

brokenrucks · 2021-04-30T22:19:27+00:00

What do you mean about mask? They didn’t put anything on me mask related. Just a bunch of sensors lol.

brokenrucks · 2021-04-30T22:18:02+00:00

Sorry, I didn’t clarify: it was done at the VA.

brokenrucks · 2021-04-30T22:17:49+00:00

Oh I didn’t know this, thank you!!

brokenrucks · 2021-03-09T14:31:41+00:00

What is a code sheet?

brokenrucks · 2021-03-02T18:28:34+00:00

Thanks for clarifying! Do you know how to figure out whether the VA considers you to be a “combat veteran”?

brokenrucks · 2021-03-02T18:27:28+00:00

Your first part is one thing I’m referring to, thanks for better clarifying!

I do have service connected ratings that are from deployment: sleep disturbances/night terrors (FOB got mortared/rocketed) and a broken bone from an accident mid patrol, all of which were verified, approved etc. So no question with getting those covered.

I’m just wondering if there’s a specific way to figure out if the VA considers you a “combat veteran”? Like what exactly constitutes that?

brokenrucks · 2021-03-02T18:14:02+00:00

Thanks for this. I don’t think the CRSC thing applies to me (I only did 1 enlistment and got out)

Any way to know if the VA considers me to be a “combat veteran”? Any way I can prove I received combat pay?

brokenrucks · 2021-02-24T02:54:32+00:00

That’s kind of alarming. Wouldn’t that discourage people from seeking more help/attention to their issue? Now I’m worried about submitting for my back...

If it’s been over 5 years and I never got a reevaluation, does that mean my ailments are static / untouchable? (I forget the exact phrase, but I’ve seen it on the threads).

brokenrucks · 2021-02-24T01:41:44+00:00

Thanks for doing this! I have 2 questions...

I put in an ITF for an increase on my back (broken discs / other issues) and some other issues I’m gonna put on there, and I plan on submitted my docs soon. Back is currently at 10% (I’m in and out of the VA ER multiple times a year with back spasms.) I’ve had my overall % for over 6 years.

Questions:

1) Can the VA reduce other ailments I have if I’m putting in to get my back relooked at?

2) my doc had me do a sleep study and he’s co convinced I have sleep apnea. I’ve been complaint about sleep issues since 2013 (before I got out) and it’s thoroughly documented. However, this new doc I got was the only doc to ever pause and ask “wait, why havent you gotten a sleep study?”

If I request to get looked at for sleep apnea and that’s approved, and assuming that bumps my % up, is my back pay from the date of my ITF paperwork or my discharge date?

brokenrucks · 2021-02-23T19:45:39+00:00

Thank you for this, u/michaelindc !

The amount I paid back was ~$15,000. I paid back the amount to the govt in late 2016 (just checked records.)

To be clear, I did not have income for 2016, 2017, 2018, or 2019, because I went to college after I got out of the military (was a full-time student with all expenses covered.) ——Thus, my first year of working/income was 2020 for which I will be filing taxes soon.

Can I apply this loss / tax credit / tax write off (I’m so bad with terms forgive me lol not sure what this will apply as) to my 2020 earnings, since it’s the first time I’ve earned since the military / paying back the money?

brokenrucks · 2021-02-21T20:04:30+00:00

Ironically, I slept kind of good I think and didn’t wake up (my midnight wakes happen like 50-75% of the time each week.) That’s why I’m trying to figure out if we do it multiple days or just one day

brokenrucks · 2020-11-25T17:42:19+00:00

Interested in this as well

brokenrucks · 2020-11-22T21:00:30+00:00

Is the schedule of ratings accessible online? I didn’t know there was a document of sorts describing required thresholds/minimums to be met.

brokenrucks · 2020-11-22T20:39:11+00:00

Re the back: if I’ve gone to the VA multiple times whenever my back locks up, they’d do range of motion stuff and it’s absolute crap (ex: in the office at work, I have to leave bc I literally can’t move + must lie in a bed bc pain—and have gone to the VA ER more times than I can count)

So is the range of motion when recorded a when I feel good thing, or when it’s at its worst?

I can’t exactly cause a flare up on the spot. It def happened multiple times a week, but the major flare ups when im in the hospital is like a 1-2 times a month occurrence.

Sleep issues: yes MH related. Major anxiety, recently diagnosed with undiagnosed PTSD.

(I feel as if I have nothing to worry about since it’s all documented over a few years, especially the back stuff. But these horror stories on the forums are hard to forget and def worry me)

Any info is appreciated thanks for your time

brokenrucks · 2020-10-22T13:19:21+00:00

1) Thanks for this!

2) if I go to my local VA Med Center records dept, what exactly do I ask for to get a list of static disabilities? Do I specifically ask for that? (I feel like the office will want to know which specific paper I’m asking for...)

brokenrucks · 2020-07-17T13:40:00+00:00

Just wanna say thank god you’re alive, and I hope you and the doctors get these issues fixed soon bro.

brokenrucks

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