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To my fellow brothers and sisters in arms, I need your opinions: I am a vet with a combined rating of 80% as follows - C7 fractured and herniated w/ severe right arm radiculapathy (rt arm dominant) -...
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SFSD, I did not have any per say. Because of the condition of my spine, the extensive course of treatments I have tried, my doctor finally said I do not want you to do any of the following: sit,...
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Welcome Devildawg70, I wish you well with your claims. I was talking to a Nam Vet today. And stated to Him I was 80%sc. He looked at me and said. You looked like your ok. I stated to Him 1/2 what they...
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lllfly, thanks for the welcome. Before I joined VBN I was a "browsing" vet for several months. Not all vets carry there wounds externally. God bless our brothers and sisters that carry their injury...
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Devildawg, If I were you, I would apply for SSDI as soon as possible. I applied for SSDI and recieved it before I got my IU. Not only do you get a monthly SSDI check but each of your children get...
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Zeug, funny you should mention...been waiting for my court date which will happen in the next couple of months. My lawyer is a retired Colonel (JAG) so I am hoping that if I get one it will help with...
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Devildawg Your an inspriation...and I have the feeling that you are NOT going to give up. Know this, once you get P&T your children should have the capabilities to help them with their advance...
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Devildawg, I have a feeling you and your family will be just fine. Don't stress and enjoy the holidays and thank you for your kind remarks.
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Karrie, I will PM you. I just talked to my Vet counselor, she declared me CH 31 infeasible. Which means do to my injuries, I can't even complete Voc Rehab. Where do we all meet when a vet receives his...
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Since the Dole-Shalala and VDBC findings and reports, I suspect that IU will soon become extremely difficult to get until a full and monitored course of VRE is undertaken by the veteran. The new SecVA...
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Sounds good to me....but under the policy... "What goes on in Vegas....stays in Vegas
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"On any given day" - A veteran getting IU depends on the rater at time of eval; In lay mens terms a vet approved today, may get denied tomorrow. Say what you want about criterion, if any and all have...
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Devildawg.... I can just imagine the lobby of a hotel having all the dogs from narc squad going wild because they keep smelling all of our "drugs".... k
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"I know some vets here have been intertwined in the system for 20-30 years,........." Hey Dawg, good post. Most severely wounded Vets will be, in one way or another, intwined with the VA for the rest...
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Herd, Your bio brought a tear to my eye. I had a good friend Gary, was in country (Vietnam) and received a number of shrapnel wounds to his butt, back and had a useless right arm. It was Gary who took...
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Devildawg, Welcome to the VBN. Thanks for your service and sacrafices! Whoop
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Devil, "My doctor just restricted me to not sit, stand, walk, stoop, carry, bend, etc" I want to comment on your restrictions and how they will impact an IU claim. I worked for the USPS for 14+ years...
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Scott, my doc has restricted me to not stand, sit, stoop, walk more than 100 ft, no lifting, carrying, bending, crouching and I have to change positions periodically. These restrictions were put in...
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