Got the brown envelope..30% and nothing I really claimed during C&P was on...
Hey guys...I finally got my brown envelope. I was awarded 30%. And no, it's not a partial rating.Awards: Degenerative Disc Disease L5-S1 with Disc Protrusion 20%, and Radiculopathy of the Right Lower...
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What did you CLAIM that wasn't on the C&P or award letter???????????????????????????????
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My understanding is that you only get one rating per problem area. If you have a back issue you get the highest problem that is supported by the evidence. Everything you have listed is spinal but...
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Regardless if they are rated a % or nothing they still should be on the paper work. I had some things that were rated 0% but they are still on there. Maybe one of the raters will know
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The items I stated as left out fall under Note (6) as pasted below. To me this means each condition gets a rating even if they are also in the spine. Note (6): Separately evaluate disability of the...
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CW8307, Well at least they gave you something, but it should have been more. Let them know that they made a mistake. If your Doctor stated you have these conditions. The VA examiner should have gave...
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Your back will be rated as one condition, not all of those separately. It is all based on your range of motion. They may not have listed all of it in the description of the back rating, but the rating...
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Instead of telling us what you THINK you have, or what a C&P Doctor told you, how about telling us what the award letter actually says? That letter spells out exactly why they rated you as they...
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Note (6): Separately evaluate disability of the thoracolumbar and cervical spine segments, except when there is unfavorable ankylosis of both segments, which will be rated as a single disability.Did...
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Basically the award letter states that based on a ROM of 50 (35 after repetitions) I was awarded 20% for DDD of the l5-S1. For Radiculopathy it just says that I have been claiming to feel it for years...
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Got the news today. Everything was lumped under my back so I am covered for the future. I don't know why they can't just tell me that instead of me having to call and go into the VA to find out. Panic...
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CW congrats. When did you file your claim?
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Congrats at least you are service connected for those issues and also at 30% you qualify for Vocational Rehabilitation if you want to go to school to overcome your service connected issues if they are...
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Pyramiding is a tricky area. The idea of everything for one area, such as your back, being lumped together for a single rating is not always right. Nor is the position that every diagnosis of...
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Thanks guys! I filed OCT 19, 2010 and got my award July 12, 2011 from the Pittsburgh office. As far as the 30% it's a start. I am filing for Chronic Pain, Depression and I still haven't decided...
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