LIVE VA Disability Q&A [05/10/2023]

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Speaker:
Attorney Carol Ponton
Attorney Matthew Hill

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00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Service connected for Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
02:52 - How do I present to them if my diagnosis is caused by my service connected migraine?
04:24 - 50% Flat Feet, claimed again for Plantar Fasciitis. If granted, will it be combined or separated?
05:42 - How hard is it to get SMC T, when your Neurologist says you qualify for it?
06:52 - How do I get the VA to do a proper C&P exam to exam Loss of Use claim?
08:50 - I have a C&P Telehealth tomorrow, can my wife be witness?
09:50 - On the DBQ my doctor said I can never stop the CPAP machine. Would this be considered as a Nexus?
10:30 - Getting a Mental Health C&P next week, and in June C&P for lower back increase and knee secondary.
12:37 - What are you guys success approval rates with higher level SMC appeals?
13:54 - VA and C&P Doctor denied my claim for mental health for my Tinnitus. How should I file a new claim?
15:36 - Is A CT scan or MRI A must have a migraine claim secondary for PTSD?
15:49 - Feres doctrine allows FCTA claims for Military Sexual Trauma. Is there any attorneys doing these claims?
18:05 - I have a case with you at the board. It was remanded fro 8 issues. What do you think is the issue?
19:20 - 20% for 20 yrs. New TDIU claim is in process to 50%. Now DFAS is asking for “DIsability Severance pay” back.
20:29 - Is static the same as 100% P%T and can’t be reduced?
21:47 - Can you touch on Earlier Effective Dates (EED)?
25:42 - Connected for Sinusitis and want to apply for Rhinitis via PACT. DBQ from ENT for Rhinitis with Polyps. How will my claim be treated?
26:27 - Have there been any payouts yet for Camp Lejeune?
32:53 - Agent Orange. Where can this information be found, and has this been addressed in the past?
34:16 - I don’t understand how the VA can deny your claim repeatedly if they gave you a medical issue.
35:10 - Is there a claim I can file for calluses of the toes?
35:45 - I was wondering if you have seen neurological conditions from toxins that were in sand from the Gulf War.
36:18 - Can I call the VA and tell them I’m refusing their C&P exams and to rate me on my DBQ I gave them?
38:15 - How do I get my claim started for Gulf War Syndrome and also PACT act? What should be my first step?
40:12 - Severance pay after wrong discharge? It should’ve been medical, 13 years ever since. If approved, how is it paid?
40:34 - I was wondering can you explain the BVA Appeal Tracker, how does it work?
42:32 - Should I file for TDIU now at age 54 or wait 5 months until 55?
42:52 - Any chance of getting SC for ED as a supplement to HTN?
43:10 - I asked my VA Psychiatrist for a statement to say she has been treating me for PTSD, she refused saying it was conflict of interest.
44:39 - Is it possible to get Dic Retro if death changed to service connected in 2010 for Vietnam Vet (deceased)?
45:26 - Denied for PTSD and Secondary for Sleep Apnea, had been to Community Care Psychologist for PTSD. Any suggestion on what to do?
46:52 - I put in increase on migraines and told them I could not work. Will they put TDIU for me?
50:14 - I have an unadjudicated for an increase in 1998, claimed the same in 10/22. Should effective date of 1998 been used?