After they called yesterday to discuss the HLR I filed in July, I checked E-Benefits this afternoon...and it shows I got my rating increase which pushed me to 100% P&T!!! I feel like I should throw a party or something. LOL!!! Now, I'm trying to work through and understand all of the Education Benefits since I have two college-age kiddos (one in and one going in 2021). … [Read more...] about Today was the day!!!! 100% P&T
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Example of Private Dr opinion that is probably (more than) adequate- Obesity/OSA (cross posting so more people see it)
Okay guys and girls, gather round the fire. This is a bit of a read, but THIS is the best private doctor submitted opinion Ive come across while Ive been 'on the inside'. Most of the ones I see are a paragraph or two, wishy washing around about the condition, and the doctors opinion- with no WHY, other than "I'm the doctor, and I examined them and this is why I think so.....". … [Read more...] about Example of Private Dr opinion that is probably (more than) adequate- Obesity/OSA (cross posting so more people see it)
CHAMPVA for Children who are not dependents
So I am divorced and currently my ex-wife has primary custody and claims our children on taxes. I am awaiting my change from 90-100%, that will allow me to add my children on for CHAMPVA. My question is Can I claim my kids as dependents on my VA stuff, if I am not claiming them on my tax returns? Or do me and my ex need to change it so that I claim them as dependents on our … [Read more...] about CHAMPVA for Children who are not dependents
Single Judge Application; MacWhorter, 2 Vet.App. at 136 (1991); In MacWhorter, the Court held that where the appellant presented a legally plausible position in the form of a “relevant, fair and reasonably comprehensive” brief, with appropriate record references (a standard referenced in Alameda [v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare, 622 F.2d 1044, 1049 (1st Cir. 1980)], and the Secretary has failed to respond appropriately, the Court deems itself free to assume, and does conclude, the points raised by appellant, and ignored by the General Counsel, to be conceded;
Spinal Stenosis & Agent Orange
Hello, I was recently diagnosed with "Congenital Lumbar Spinal Stenosis" after years of back problems, which have gotten worse with age. My father has also been diagnosed with the same condition, but no one else in our family has ever had it. My father was in Vietnam, and was (severely) exposed to Agent Orange. We are just wondering if there are any indications that the … [Read more...] about Spinal Stenosis & Agent Orange
