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I signed up for a claim for VA benefits last year and got a reply back that I was denied. I'm appealing it but I am new at claiming VA benefits. It sure takes a long time to get an answer.
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I signed up for a claim for VA benefits last year and got a reply back that I was denied. I'm appealing it but I am new at claiming VA benefits. It sure takes a long time to get an answer.
I would definitely appeal to get approved. Don't give up!
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Just about every time you deal with the government you get denied the first time, at least. Just keep appealing until you wear them down or run out of appeals.
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Don't give up. If you deserve them, you should get them. You may need to get legal help.
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Just about every time you deal with the government you get denied the first time, at least. Just keep appealing until you wear them down or run out of appeals.
You are not going to wear them down. They have very specific guidelines to qualify. If you do not meet that then you won't be approved. It does not matter how many times you appeal. I can go try to sign up for welfare but if I do not qualify (which I do not) it does not matter how many times I apply. It will be denied every time.
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Things may change in time allowing you to qualify.
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Don't give up. If you deserve them, you should get them. You may need to get legal help.
I agree.Well worth it to get a good lawyer to help you if you really deserve the help.
We only know too well from experience.And yes you need patience and good bookkeeping helps too.
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It is quite difficult to get VA benefits which is unfortunate. :sad1: I'm on the side of trying until you drop. That's what we did. Sometimes legal help is beneficial as well. As I recall, we may have gone that route.
If you served our country, then you deserve them; that's for sure. :heart: Hang in there. :star:
:fish:
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It is quite difficult to get VA benefits which is unfortunate. :sad1: I'm on the side of trying until you drop. That's what we did. Sometimes legal help is beneficial as well. As I recall, we may have gone that route.
If you served our country, then you deserve them; that's for sure. :heart: Hang in there. :star:
:fish:
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My father died when I was 11 he was a vet. So my mother got benefits for me all of 150.00 a month. In 1968 her rent was 85.00 a month so that helped out. Don't know your case maybe find other simular ones to compare .
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My father died when I was 11 he was a vet. So my mother got benefits for me all of 150.00 a month. In 1968 her rent was 85.00 a month so that helped out. Don't know your case maybe find other simular ones to compare .
In 1968 $150 was a lot of money. I think a lot goes by what you done. If you were only in the reserves you are not going to qualify for full VA benefits.
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When I applied for her long-term care benefits for my mom, they denied her the first time. I re-applied with a nice letter with further explanation of her situation. Then she was approved. That was an insurance company though. I think they deny every claim the first time, hoping people will not pursue it.
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Keep trying, the government moves very slowly.
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Keep trying, you are entitled to those benefits! you many need to get an attorney, I know it is frustrating as you served our country!
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It is so sad that people that actually need the benefits end up getting turned down while sleazy manipulators get their benefits approved. There is a guy in the next office is a prime sleazy example. He supposedly threw out his back lifting a fifty pound package while in the military. His doctor has determined that this is a permanent disability. This guy leaves work early every day and goes to the gym brags about dead lifting four hundred pounds. Dead lifting has to be the worst exercise (so I have been told) for a healthy back much less a permanently disabled back. He has to get his back re-certified every year and I have overheard him telling his wife how he was going to have the doctor believe he was still permanently impaired. He takes college classes for the sole purpose of getting a housing allowance from an antiquated GI bill. Luckily, one of my co-workers transferred to the VA in a position that investigates fake claims and has opened an investigation on the alleged back injury sleazeball.
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It is so sad that people that actually need the benefits end up getting turned down while sleazy manipulators get their benefits approved. There is a guy in the next office is a prime sleazy example. He supposedly threw out his back lifting a fifty pound package while in the military. His doctor has determined that this is a permanent disability. This guy leaves work early every day and goes to the gym brags about dead lifting four hundred pounds. Dead lifting has to be the worst exercise (so I have been told) for a healthy back much less a permanently disabled back. He has to get his back re-certified every year and I have overheard him telling his wife how he was going to have the doctor believe he was still permanently impaired. He takes college classes for the sole purpose of getting a housing allowance from an antiquated GI bill. Luckily, one of my co-workers transferred to the VA in a position that investigates fake claims and has opened an investigation on the alleged back injury sleazeball.
If what you say is true then turn him in. IF he is suppose to have a bad back and that is why he is drawing a check then screen shot the posts bragging about lifting 400 pounds and report it. I know all kinds of people who are drawing disability who are NOT disabled. That is why when somebody says they are drawing disability people tend to roll their eyes and think they are cheating the system or lying. Because MOST of them are. So it makes it harder on people do need help. The ones who don't need it do not seem to have issues being approved. Oh course the easiest way to get the check is to get a crazy check. And they have classes where they teach you what to say and how to act.
I use to work with a guy who worked some every now and then (he was allowed to earn so much, and he was drawing a crazy check. He could act like the most severely retarded person you have ever seen. It was disgusting to watch. And he told us they taught him what to say and how to act to get approved.
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Va Benefits have changed a lot in the last few years. If you have private insurance keep it. A lot of the medical stuff is outsource any more.
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It looks like things may be improving for vets hopefully they are since the people who serve our country deserve everything
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my hubby goes to the VA for most of his medical issues. We live an hour and a half away from the closest VA clinic. There needs to be more clinics closer to smaller towns. We do appreciate what the VA does for him do't get me wrong but We need to take a whole day to go there and sometime they think we can just come back the next day for another appointment. That doesn't happen. Wish more Drs in town would take the Tri Care Insurance,, it would be a whole lot better for us
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Well I think that under President Trump, the Va is improving or moving in the right directions for VA support...
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If your a veteran you should have it if not no you should not
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if your not a vet you are not eligible, if you you get kicked out of boot camp you are not
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Hate that you are having such a hard time getting your benefits. I would suggest getting in touch with a VFW or American Legion. They will have contact with someone that is well versed in the ins and outs of filing a claim and would be more that willing to assist you.
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You need to make sure you have a lot of verifiable medical evidence. Have you ever went to a doctor outside of the VA system in an attempt to substantiate your claim? It depends on the disability and how much they feel it interferes with your everyday activity and function. You can get different percentage ratings for your disability, but you probably know that. It can be as little as 10%, and of course, as much as 100%. I have a friend who lost an eye while he was in the service but it was not directly related to when he was on-duty. He was riding a motorcycle and crashed it while he was not even on the base and not performing a service-related duty. That can have an effect on your rating, too.
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You need to make sure you have a lot of verifiable medical evidence. Have you ever went to a doctor outside of the VA system in an attempt to substantiate your claim? It depends on the disability and how much they feel it interferes with your everyday activity and function. You can get different percentage ratings for your disability, but you probably know that. It can be as little as 10%, and of course, as much as 100%. I have a friend who lost an eye while he was in the service but it was not directly related to when he was on-duty. He was riding a motorcycle and crashed it while he was not even on the base and not performing a service-related duty. That can have an effect on your rating, too.
If you are past retirement age you can't get disability at all. I know something right now who is a couple years from retirement and having a horrible time. She would qualify for disability if she was younger. But they told her not to even bother trying to apply because she will hit retirement age before it is approved. Which is ridiculous. I know people who do not deserve it that gets approved with in a few months. All beside the point. The point is if you are old enough to draw social security which you can at 62 then you cannot draw disability. And you have to actually be disabled. Or have a good lawyer and a doctor that will lie for you.
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My boyfriend went through the same process, and he thankfully received 100% It was a long and frustrating process but continue pushing through and appeal. I plan on applying for VA benefits as well. I probably will not receive 100% as he did, but I've got some injuries myself.
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Can you get legal help from the government?
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Continue to appeal and maybe a different person will look at your case and you will qualify and be approved.
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You need to make sure you have a lot of verifiable medical evidence. Have you ever went to a doctor outside of the VA system in an attempt to substantiate your claim? It depends on the disability and how much they feel it interferes with your everyday activity and function. You can get different percentage ratings for your disability, but you probably know that. It can be as little as 10%, and of course, as much as 100%. I have a friend who lost an eye while he was in the service but it was not directly related to when he was on-duty. He was riding a motorcycle and crashed it while he was not even on the base and not performing a service-related duty. That can have an effect on your rating, too.
If you are past retirement age you can't get disability at all. I know something right now who is a couple years from retirement and having a horrible time. She would qualify for disability if she was younger. But they told her not to even bother trying to apply because she will hit retirement age before it is approved. Which is ridiculous. I know people who do not deserve it that gets approved with in a few months. All beside the point. The point is if you are old enough to draw social security which you can at 62 then you cannot draw disability. And you have to actually be disabled. Or have a good lawyer and a doctor that will lie for you.
Being rated through the VA system is different than it is through the regular SS, SSI, and SSDI system!
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You need to make sure you have a lot of verifiable medical evidence. Have you ever went to a doctor outside of the VA system in an attempt to substantiate your claim? It depends on the disability and how much they feel it interferes with your everyday activity and function. You can get different percentage ratings for your disability, but you probably know that. It can be as little as 10%, and of course, as much as 100%. I have a friend who lost an eye while he was in the service but it was not directly related to when he was on-duty. He was riding a motorcycle and crashed it while he was not even on the base and not performing a service-related duty. That can have an effect on your rating, too.
If you are past retirement age you can't get disability at all. I know something right now who is a couple years from retirement and having a horrible time. She would qualify for disability if she was younger. But they told her not to even bother trying to apply because she will hit retirement age before it is approved. Which is ridiculous. I know people who do not deserve it that gets approved with in a few months. All beside the point. The point is if you are old enough to draw social security which you can at 62 then you cannot draw disability. And you have to actually be disabled. Or have a good lawyer and a doctor that will lie for you.
Being rated through the VA system is different than it is through the regular SS, SSI, and SSDI system!
Why do you end everything you say to me with ! It makes you sound confrontational!
You can not draw disability benefits off the government for being a veteran if the supposed disability is not from being in the military. I was think the OP said she was just in the reserves and it was YEARS ago. Most likely she does not qualify for the benefits. She is just looking for more money from where ever she can get it.
Disability, no matter where it comes from pays you because you are unable to work! If you are retired then you would not be working anyway and therefore not eligible for disability benefits! Clearly if she worked for years after getting out of the service then she was not disabled. And even if she has a doctor saying she is disabled now that would not be from being in the military so therefore they would not owe her any benefits.
I am very skeptical when people say they are disabled any way. Most people who are getting disability are not actually disabled but lazy. They do not want to work and found a doctor who would get them a check. You can scream and yell at me all you want but if you do some research you will find what I say is true. Way more than half of the people drawing a check do not need to be on disability!
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I am not trying to be confrontational, simply pressing the quote button and that is how it turns out! Maybe I am doing it wrong!
My point was that the VA is a system onto itself. Exactly!! If you are disabled in the military, they will decide that and establish a rating. You can't go through the SS system on top of that for SSDI!
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just keep trying
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I am not trying to be confrontational, simply pressing the quote button and that is how it turns out! Maybe I am doing it wrong!
My point was that the VA is a system onto itself. Exactly!! If you are disabled in the military, they will decide that and establish a rating. You can't go through the SS system on top of that for SSDI!
That is odd. Since the ! is over the 1. I don't know why you would need to use the quotation marks but that explains why it is happening. She was not disabled in the military. Ref previous posts. Thus why the benefits were denied. She claims she has worked after being in the reserves years ago. She is just looking for ways to get extra money. This is not going to be how it happens.
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It is quite difficult to get VA benefits which is unfortunate. :sad1: I'm on the side of trying until you drop. That's what we did. Sometimes legal help is beneficial as well. As I recall, we may have gone that route.
If you served our country, then you deserve them; that's for sure. :heart: Hang in there. :star:
:fish:
Thanks. I have decided that I will get legal help for it. I've seen that war vets, especially men, have died before ever getting va benefits.
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It is so sad that people that actually need the benefits end up getting turned down while sleazy manipulators get their benefits approved. There is a guy in the next office is a prime sleazy example. He supposedly threw out his back lifting a fifty pound package while in the military. His doctor has determined that this is a permanent disability. This guy leaves work early every day and goes to the gym brags about dead lifting four hundred pounds. Dead lifting has to be the worst exercise (so I have been told) for a healthy back much less a permanently disabled back. He has to get his back re-certified every year and I have overheard him telling his wife how he was going to have the doctor believe he was still permanently impaired. He takes college classes for the sole purpose of getting a housing allowance from an antiquated GI bill. Luckily, one of my co-workers transferred to the VA in a position that investigates fake claims and has opened an investigation on the alleged back injury sleazeball.
Wow. That's awful.
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You need to make sure you have a lot of verifiable medical evidence. Have you ever went to a doctor outside of the VA system in an attempt to substantiate your claim? It depends on the disability and how much they feel it interferes with your everyday activity and function. You can get different percentage ratings for your disability, but you probably know that. It can be as little as 10%, and of course, as much as 100%. I have a friend who lost an eye while he was in the service but it was not directly related to when he was on-duty. He was riding a motorcycle and crashed it while he was not even on the base and not performing a service-related duty. That can have an effect on your rating, too.
If you are past retirement age you can't get disability at all. I know something right now who is a couple years from retirement and having a horrible time. She would qualify for disability if she was younger. But they told her not to even bother trying to apply because she will hit retirement age before it is approved. Which is ridiculous. I know people who do not deserve it that gets approved with in a few months. All beside the point. The point is if you are old enough to draw social security which you can at 62 then you cannot draw disability. And you have to actually be disabled. Or have a good lawyer and a doctor that will lie for you.
Being rated through the VA system is different than it is through the regular SS, SSI, and SSDI system!
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Thanks Janice. I have chosen to ignore CountryGirls posts so I didn't see her posting those. Glad you set her straight.
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I am not trying to be confrontational, simply pressing the quote button and that is how it turns out! Maybe I am doing it wrong!
My point was that the VA is a system onto itself. Exactly!! If you are disabled in the military, they will decide that and establish a rating. You can't go through the SS system on top of that for SSDI!
Exactly. You're right.
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I am not trying to be confrontational, simply pressing the quote button and that is how it turns out! Maybe I am doing it wrong!
My point was that the VA is a system onto itself. Exactly!! If you are disabled in the military, they will decide that and establish a rating. You can't go through the SS system on top of that for SSDI!
Exactly. You're right.
VA and ssi are two different things.
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You need to make sure you have a lot of verifiable medical evidence. Have you ever went to a doctor outside of the VA system in an attempt to substantiate your claim? It depends on the disability and how much they feel it interferes with your everyday activity and function. You can get different percentage ratings for your disability, but you probably know that. It can be as little as 10%, and of course, as much as 100%. I have a friend who lost an eye while he was in the service but it was not directly related to when he was on-duty. He was riding a motorcycle and crashed it while he was not even on the base and not performing a service-related duty. That can have an effect on your rating, too.
If you are past retirement age you can't get disability at all. I know something right now who is a couple years from retirement and having a horrible time. She would qualify for disability if she was younger. But they told her not to even bother trying to apply because she will hit retirement age before it is approved. Which is ridiculous. I know people who do not deserve it that gets approved with in a few months. All beside the point. The point is if you are old enough to draw social security which you can at 62 then you cannot draw disability. And you have to actually be disabled. Or have a good lawyer and a doctor that will lie for you.
Being rated through the VA system is different than it is through the regular SS, SSI, and SSDI system!
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Thanks Janice. I have chosen to ignore CountryGirls posts so I didn't see her posting those. Glad you set her straight.
lol Nobody set me straight. I am right. And you did respond to me again. So HA! You do not qualify so you are not going to get the benefits.
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I am not trying to be confrontational, simply pressing the quote button and that is how it turns out! Maybe I am doing it wrong!
My point was that the VA is a system onto itself. Exactly!! If you are disabled in the military, they will decide that and establish a rating. You can't go through the SS system on top of that for SSDI!
Exactly. You're right.
VA and ssi are two different things.
You did not become "disabled" in the military. You cannot draw disability off the military when you were only in the reserves and 40 years later get some doctor to say you are disabled or try to get approved for disability to get more income. That is not how it works.
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I hope your appeal is approved.
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I think maybe you got denied is because of this President we've been forced upon is the reason why struggling Americans are get denied from SS to healthcare benefits. Don't give up & maybe try to vote for a real president this new year!
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I think maybe you got denied is because of this President we've been forced upon is the reason why struggling Americans are get denied from SS to healthcare benefits. Don't give up & maybe try to vote for a real president this new year!
lol The president does not have anything to do with it. If you do not qualify you do not get approved. We have one of the best presidents we have ever had. You people who want it all for free need to do some real research. Look at how well it has worked for all these other countries. You want something get off your butt and work for it. Stop thinking the "rich man" owes you what he has worked for.
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It is quite difficult to get VA benefits which is unfortunate. :sad1: I'm on the side of trying until you drop. That's what we did. Sometimes legal help is beneficial as well. As I recall, we may have gone that route.
If you served our country, then you deserve them; that's for sure. :heart: Hang in there. :star:
:fish:
It seems like all government things take forever. Keep trying if you deserve them it should not be such a hassle. I know quite a few people in the reserves who get full benefits, depends on time of service and a lot of other things. Many in the reserves now have went overseas.
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Keep trying, you are entitled to those benefits! you many need to get an attorney, I know it is frustrating as you served our country!
I decided to go through an attorney - that's a wait too.
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VA benifits should never be denied. Defending this country should get you something not turned away. It should be a crime for those who deny va benifits
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I can imagine it is a frustrating process....
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Other Veterans have told me to keep trying, keep appealing.Many veterans have been denied over and over again until they finally won.
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I'm going to make another trip to Lake Baldwin VA where I found a Claims Intake administrator who told me he would fight to get my benefits if I was denied. It's such a long trip to get there from here but I have to keep on trying.