VA Disability claims

[BoJackUSMC]

Almost July now, hoping to see any change in my process.

[1CavScout]

They told me 30-90 days for rating on my claim I won two months ago. I have heard nothing from the VA. Hopefully it will come in the next 30 days, or I am going to have to start pushing.

[BoJackUSMC]

So they haven't even start paying you I am guessing?

[1CavScout]

I am getting the 10% for tinnitus, but have not been rated yet on my big claim. Check your PM's...

[maxbeilfuss]

Gents I'm about to ets myself and got into the benifits at discharge program any of you get into the program? Apperently some new thing that has it's on seperate processing from the rest of the va claims process. Turned in initial medical records on 6/15 still no word yet no suprise. Supposed to be no longer the 9 months start to finish.

[laabstract]

Gents I'm about to ets myself and got into the benifits at discharge program any of you get into the program? Apperently some new thing that has it's on seperate processing from the rest of the va claims process. Turned in initial medical records on 6/15 still no word yet no suprise. Supposed to be no longer the 9 months start to finish.

Good luck took me 24 months. I hope they have changed things considerably since I filed my claim in 2010. Just keep checking your Ebenifits account for status updates on your existing claims.

[BoJackUSMC]

6 months and still under review.

[CrossedRifles]

They told me 30-90 days for rating on my claim I won two months ago. I have heard nothing from the VA. Hopefully it will come in the next 30 days, or I am going to have to start pushing.

My backpay came in less than 20 days IIRC. On your award letter, near the end, it should say when you can expect to receive your backpay.

After the retroactive (backpay), you will receive your monthly compensation amount on the 1st of every month, or before if the first falls on a weekend.

[BoJackUSMC]

I honestly think VA system is joke and I lost my faith in them long time ago.

[1CavScout]

My backpay came in less than 20 days IIRC. On your award letter, near the end, it should say when you can expect to receive your backpay.

After the retroactive (backpay), you will receive your monthly compensation amount on the 1st of every month, or before if the first falls on a weekend.

Yep, just received my rating and back pay. going to talk to my rep this morning about the rating.

[coyote43g]

mine was four years... its not even finished. They gave me 30% for bilateral shoulder injury, hearing loss, and tinnitus.

I still have two more appointment for two other injuries..

[BoJackUSMC]

Have my c&p exam next month for my trauma brain injury.

[rackops51]

Have my c&p exam next month for my trauma brain injury.

Good luck! My wife had one for neurological trauma last month and the doctor had been working with the VA for about two weeks...it could go either bad or good for her with his inexperience...

[tnlrat37]

mine was four years... its not even finished. They gave me 30% for bilateral shoulder injury, hearing loss, and tinnitus.

I still have two more appointment for two other injuries..

4 years is ridiculous, I heard they weren't giving a rating for tinnitus anymore, that and hearing loss are my main issues. Im waiting on personnel and med records to come in before I file because I cant remember what was in there. I got out in 97 and didn't push hard for a rating then because I didn't want something on my record to dq me physically from getting a LEO or FD job. That was a mistake on my part

[rackops51]

4 years is ridiculous, I heard they weren't giving a rating for tinnitus anymore, that and hearing loss are my main issues. Im waiting on personnel and med records to come in before I file because I cant remember what was in there. I got out in 97 and didn't push hard for a rating then because I didn't want something on my record to dq me physically from getting a LEO or FD job. That was a mistake on my part

I had heard (got to love the "gouge"!) that if you were exposed to engineering noise (e.g. shipboard power plants) you were "automatically" rated at 10% for it. So I included it on the list, as I had spent two years as an engineering officer as well as conducted countless patrols through the engineering spaces (though it was our 5" gun that really jacked my hearing, but whatever...) My audiologist was a real winner...even though I know I missed some of the tones in the test (there aren't supposed to be a bunch of blank spots) she put the bone amplifier (or whatever it's called) behind my ear, tried rattling my brain with two tones (OMG it was awful) and reported to the VA that I had perfect hearing! Seriously?! I KNOW I have hearing loss...but apparently she thought otherwise. I got rated for enough other stuff where I'm not complaining, but I know I'm going to have problems down the road, and without a 0% disability rating for tinnitus, I'll have to fight tooth and nail for any help from the VA at all...