LIVE VA Disability Q&A with Atty Carol Ponton and Atty Matthew Hill [01/11/2023]

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Speaker:
Attorney Carol Ponton
Atty Matthew Hill

00:00 - Intro
00:21 - BDD Claim
04:48 - Can you request a copy of your C&P exam?
05:24 - Why can’t I get presumption for IBS?
06:23 - Analogous Hernia Hiatal Disease
07:42 - A&A Rating
09:33 - Can a prescription for medication from the VA be recognized as a diagnosis?
10:00 - Will participation in the VR&E program jeopardize the outcome of my appeal?
11:19 - PTSD, If I were to improve with meds, will VA reduce my rating?
12:04 - Would this a TDIU for PTSD claim?
13:19 - Pact Act (Enewetak Atoll)
14:01 - Does one have to file for PTSD, or the counselor will do that?
14:11 - Right Leg Amputation, Will I get SMC?
15:18 - Right Knee Instability
16:34 - Denied Sleep Apnea
16:57 - Seeing a counseling service in the military, can that be part of evidence for PTSD?
17:11 - Nexus Claims
17:43 - If I die with disability, will my spouse receive compensation under DIC program?
18:06 - PFT
18:35 - Why does a FOIA request cause the BVA to pause your appeals?
19:13 - Sleep Apnea
20:31 - Pes Planus Claim
21:12 - PWGS, Is it rated from onset or from the date of diagnoses?
22:10 - Spine Surgery
23:09 - TDIU date reset
24:00 - Can my Apnea and Diabetes be connected with my PTSD?
27:09 - How long does the C&P examiner have to submit your results?
27:48 - Why do Doctors, C&P and VA always ignore our Joint Pain because of no swelling?
28:35 - Does the VA combine COPD 60% Pending Sleep Apnea study?
28:59 - Compensation dating back to 1979
30:00 - Does exposure to Agent Orange fall under the Pact Act?
30:46 - Is it worth trying to increase my regular rating?
31:11 - ADHD and recently diagnosed PTSD. What should I expect/do?
32:29 - Is there a timeline on Pact Act claims?
33:26 - What is the law as far as timeline to receive?
34:19 - Denied two times for Service Connected PTSD
36:25 - MST Claims
37:26 - C&P Exam for Sleep Apnea
38:21 - CUE
40:21 - ETS Physical vs Halo/Scuba Physical
41:14 - Sleep Apnea test done but VA’s sleep study said otherwise. What are my options?
41:54 - 60% SC for Asthma
43:00 - Should I pursue Myasthenia appeal or would that jeopardize my Chronic Fatigue ruling?
43:55 - Does having incontinence qualify for SMC?
44:38 - Reopened a 30 year old claim
45:23 - Will I get back pay?
46:15 - Is there an exam for Meniere’s Disease?
47:28 - Should I appeal a low ball rating for GERDS?
47:44 - Claim pending for Unemployability
49:04 - Denied 3x for Plantar Fasciitis, What can I do to prove?
51:57 - You two are hilarious and fun to listen to!
52:14 - 90% Epilepsy and looking at secondary persistent TICs, What steps should I take?
53:18 - Central Sleep Apnea w/ Carbon Dioxide Retention
53:53 - A&A Rating & SMC-O
55:10 - Is it better to file an appeal or higher level review for a denial?
58:11 - Are there levels of SMC for Mental Illness?
58:59 - Rating recently increased to 100%, still getting C&P Exam, Do I need to go there?
1:00:16 - Res of Reasonable Doubt or CUE?
1:02:25 - 100% P&T had deferred claims Sleep Apnea, GERD, Flat Foot denied, do I pursue or not?

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