Jason Perry
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Jason thank you for the response.
Glad to help (and hope it helps....though, I am not sure it will. Seems, from what you have written, you will have to wait to fight out your main issues with the VA once you are retired).
The VA proposed ratings for my referred conditions are fair and accurate for the IDES portion, it is the VA I have an issue with.
I think, based on what you wrote, you have identified where your fight lies- it is with the VA. Unfortunately, you likely cannot get at this until you are retired.
When I made my list for the DoVA representative I took my med record from the PEBLO and went page by page with everything I have ever been seen for or had an outside provider diagnose. The for C&P exams they told me that a sleep study couldn't be conduct because there wasn't facility located near by. QTC made a psych, hearing, and general physician appointment for me. The psychologist reviewed my mental issues, but also my sleep study issues, which was odd to me but the issues did not relate and one was diagnosed way before the other. Hearing was a good exam and no issues there. General physician was the worst, the examiner just seem to not care about my case and ran through it, did touch my Q&A from QTC, and did not answer me when I was asking her questions. I knew my VA side of the case was going to be a battle at that point.
Sounds like you have some good basis for fighting the VA once you get to that point- when you are "out" and retired.
It sucks having to fight this issue when I am out now. I have taking all the evidence and will take all the evidence, until they finalize my case, and upload it to ebenefits as supporting documents. Do you think this will help at all Mr. Perry?
Yes, this is helpful, but remember that is must be related to something....which in your case will be the filing of a Notice of Disagreement. You must point or reference the evidence to support your NOD. So, uploading it may be a way of showing or presenting it to the VA, don't assume that they will get it right or understand what you are talking about just because you have uploaded the evidence. Make sure you either include or reference the evidence in your NOD (probably, better to include).
Claim or file for an increase for all you are due. (Probably, best through the filing of the NOD). Get all you are due!I will also ask for increases and reconsideration for all claimed and non service connected items also.
Hope this helped. Sorry I didn't have a "magic bullet" to help you get there faster. Best of luck!
Jason